Richard Jeffrey Newman

Richard Jeffrey Newman

New York City
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 #42

Four By Four #42

On this page Four Things To Read Put It On Record: A Memoir-Archive, by Sokunthary Svay: It’s been over

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Style is a very simple matter; it is all rhythm. Once you get that you can’t use the wrong

Poetry Saved My Life

Poetry saved my life is not quite what I mean when I say it’s been a home for me,

from "Fixtures and Fittings," by Sarah Salway

“...The eternal whispering of the kettle would have kept us awake if our beds had let us sleep, duvets rapunzelling
Four by Four #41

Four by Four #41

On this page A Cautionary Tale Two Khorasani darvishes were traveling together. One of them, because he fasted for two

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A Cautionary Tale Two Khorasani dervishes were traveling together. One of them, because he fasted for two days at a
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My Father’s Day gift!
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Four by Four #40

Four by Four #40

On this page Writing News T’shuvah was listed in CLMP’s Reading List for Jewish American Heritage Month 2025.

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The student to whom you gave an incomplete in good faith because they really were confronted with serious difficulties at