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 #20

Four By Four #20

Four things to read, four things to see, four things to listen to, and four things about me
Selections from Saadi's Gulistan

Selections from Saadi's Gulistan

“I will write a book to instruct and amuse the people, a gulistan, a rose garden, whose petals will not fall away at the touch of autumn’s wind, and in which it will always be spring, immune to the passing of time.” —Saadi of Shiraz
Four By Four #19

Four By Four #19

Four things to read, four things to see, four things to listen to, and four things about me
Four By Four #18 - National Poetry Month

Four By Four #18 - National Poetry Month

Four things to read, four things to see, four things to listen to, and four things about me
Four By Four #17

Four By Four #17

Four things to read, four things to see, four things to listen to, and four things about me
Four By Four #16A - Norouz Edition (Corrected)

Four By Four #16A - Norouz Edition (Corrected)

Four things to read, four things to see, four things to listen to, and four things about me
Four By Four #16 - Norouz Edition

Four By Four #16 - Norouz Edition

Four things to read, four things to see, four things to listen to, and four things about me
Four By Four #15

Four By Four #15

Four things to read, four things to see, four things to listen to, and four things about me
Four By Four #14

Four By Four #14

Four things to read, four things to see, four things to listen to, and four things about me
Four By Four #13

Four By Four #13

Four things to read, four things to see, four things to listen to, and four things about me
Four By Four #12

Four By Four #12

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

The People of Gaza Keep Dying - A Poem

Dear Friends, As a follow up to my three-part series, “Israel and Palestine: Whose Side Are You On?”—which you