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Author: Valery Oisteanu

NYC from the Inside

Valery March 23, 2022March 23, 2022

NYC through the Eyes of the Poets Who Live Here Anthology edited by George Wallace Assisted Revolution(in Central Park) Faces of granite sculptures, in transitory lonelinesssad inter-looked trees hanging over

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 Tompkins Square Library  Presents

Valery March 6, 2022March 6, 2022

Double Trouble: Ruth & Valery Oisteanu Collages + Assemblages from the East VillageWed. March 16 opening5-7pm thru May 31 2022331 East 10th Street, NYC

2 Poems in North Gates Magazine

Valery February 27, 2022February 27, 2022

Rent My Shadow Once I had a liquid shaw, kept it in a jarBut I know it hid in a black box at nightAnd in the morning stained my curtains

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The Endgame

Valery February 20, 2022February 20, 2022

French TranslationTranslation by Gilles&John Le Jeu Final Quand il n’y a pas assez de temps pour rêverQuand la toute dernière note est jouéeQuand les musiciens ont quitté la fêteQuand les

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Tally Brown

Valery December 27, 2021December 27, 2021

Spontaneous Blues We say farewell to Tally BrownSurreal life of a Zen clownShe made the stage go upside downBourgeoisie was tumbling downOh Tally Brown, Tally BrownYou wore the biggest hat in townYour

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Jackie Curtis—(His Real Name Was John)

Valery December 15, 2021December 15, 2021

Lived on speed, wrote surreal poetryYouth fading fast between the night and heroinBaroque doors all lead to La Mama TheaterJames Dean poetry at Danceteria-club readingQuick write a movie at Andy’s

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Janine Pommy Vega (1942-2010)

Valery November 10, 2021November 10, 2021

The Drum Circle Beat the drums slowly, like a wave of pebblesFor the Bearsville medicine woman of Willow Beat the drums quietly, for the beat poetess of WoodstockBeat the drums, till

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Taylor Mead (1924-2013)

Valery November 10, 2021November 10, 2021

Taylor Mead! Oh! Taylor Mead!Your ass was a symphony leadOn speed, stoned on weedCannot precede a Taylor MeadHe stimulates everyone’s sphincterScreaming Frank O’Hara’s non-repressed desire:“The general return from one place

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Group Art Show

Valery November 3, 2021November 3, 2021

“Just Act Normal, Then You Are Crazy Enough” Curated by Carolyn Ratcliffe WHERE: Theater for the New City Gallery and TNC’s Online Art Gallery WHEN: November 6, 2021-Janury 3, 2022

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NeuroNautic Institute presents Red Room

Valery October 11, 2021October 11, 2021

Poetry Reading Poetry Reading at the Red Bar Selections from In the Blink of a Third Eye Thursday, October 28 7-9 PM

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