Lines That Didn’t Make The Cut #2
Lines That Didn’t Make The Cut #2
They can’t be less inhuman than they are.
The line of
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.
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September 2025 Events
September 9, 2025: Reading at DADA
Date: September 9, 2025
Time: 7:00
Where: 60-47 Myrtle Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385
“Time In The Rock”
And there I saw the seed upon the mountain
but it was not a seed it was a star
but
You Hate Me
You hate me, but you do not need my body for that. In fact, it’s much easier without my
Lines That Didn’t Make The Cut #1
Lines That Didn’t Make The Cut #1
...when I finally slept again, I reentered the house that wasn’t
Four by Four #45
Four Things To Read, Four Things To See, For Things To Listen To, and Four Things About Me
September 9, 2025: Reading at DADA
Date: September 9, 2025
Time: 7:00
Where: 60-47 Myrtle Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Admission: Free, but please buy a
September 11, 2025: Reading At Book Culture LIC
Date: September 11, 2025
Time: 6:00–7:00
Where: 26-09 Jackson Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101
Admission: Free
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 Things To Read, Four Things To See, For Things To Listen To, and Four Things About Me
Four by Four #43
Four things to read, four things to see, four things to listen to, and four things about me