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.

September 13, 2025 - How Writing Poetry Helped Me Come To Terms With What The Men Who Violated Me Did To Me When I Was A Boy

A Reading & Discussion at the Jackson Heights Public Library Date: Saturday, September 13 Time: 2:30-3:30 Where: 35-51
Four By Four #44

Four By Four #44

Four Things To Read, Four Things To See, For Things To Listen To, and Four Things About Me
Four by Four #43

Four by Four #43

Four things to read, four things to see, four things to listen to, and four things about me
Four By Four #42

Four By Four #42

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

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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
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Four by Four #41

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

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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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