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.
Poetry Versus Propaganda: When a Poem Devolves Into Rhetoric
The difference between poetry and rhetoric
is being ready to kill
yourself
instead of your children.
—Audre Lorde, “Power”
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Four by Four #48
Four Things To Read, Four Things To See, For Things To Listen To, and Four Things About Me
The Grand Canyon
At The Brooklyn Book Festival
At the Brooklyn Book Festival on September 21, I had the opportunity to record this video for Sagging Meniscus press.
Fire In The Sky
Round Up #3: “Four Things to Listen To” Issues 1-15
A Quick Reminder
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Leila & The Doll
Artistic Loneliness
“[I]n that library I experienced loneliness, real loneliness, but also exquisite artistic loneliness: You’re lonely but also exquisitely
Four by Four #47
Four Things To Read, Four Things To See, For Things To Listen To, and Four Things About Me
Round Up #2: “Four Things to Read” Issues 1-15
A Quick Reminder
This “Four Things To Read” roundup from the first fifteen issues of Four By Four is the