Richard Jeffrey Newman

Richard Jeffrey Newman

A poet and essayist, I write about gender and sexuality, Jewish identity and culture, writing and translation. My goal? To make connections that matter. I also help other writers do the same.
Four By Four #39

Four By Four #39

Four Things To Read, Four Things To See, Four Things To Listen To, and Four Things About Me

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A memoir is a representation of the author's encounter with memory. It is a compromise with the demands
Being Able To Say This Out Loud

Being Able To Say This Out Loud

Delivered on March 10, 2025 as part of Nassau Community College's Sexual Harassment Awareness Week

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“A self must learn. The body is. The body knows. A self learned to act as if it is real,

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Interesting to compare these two views, written four hundred years apart or so: All men and women are to each
Four by Four #38

Four by Four #38

Four things to read, four things to see, four things to listen to, and four things about me
Four By Four #37

Four By Four #37

Four things to read, four things to see, four things to listen to, and four things about me

February 16, 2025: Wordshed

On February 16th, I will be reading in the Wordshed NYC series along with Lynne Sachs, John S. Hall, Anant
Four By Four #36

Four By Four #36

Four things to read, four things to see, four things to listen to, and four things about me

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Why is it that the final poem of the book you're working on, the one that ties the
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A gull in Oban, August 2024.
Four By Four #35

Four By Four #35

Four things to read, four things to see, four things to listen to, and four things about me