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‘Beggars Can Be Choosers,’ an Essay
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New Books:
· Stealing Copper, my new chapbook from Finishing Line Press is in galleys and should hit the printer soon. Publication and shipping date still to be determined.
· As an Alien in a Land of Promise, my book-length poem on the now-defunct homeless camp in Lakewood, which will feature photos from Sherry Rubel, is in production and will be published by Piscataway House Press.
· A chapbook, From the Latin, also will be published by Piscataway House Press.
Readings:
· Saturday, Sept. 12: The River Read Reading Series at the Red Bank Public Library, 84 W. Front St., Red Bank; 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; with Deborah LaVeglia, followed by an open reading.
· Saturday, Sept. 26: Marc’s Place Coffee House, Reformed Church of Highland Park, 19 S. 2nd Ave., Highland Park; 7:30-10 p.m. Sponsored by Central Jersey Coalition Against Endless War. The event will feature the discussion “What the Frack? Capitalism, Empire, Climate Change, and the Pope,” speakers, Toby Jones, associate professor at Rutgers, and Kelly Moltzen, climate and food justice.
Tuesday, Dec. 8, Somerset Poetry Series, Somerset County Library, 1 Vogt Drive, Bridgewater; 7-9 p.m.
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Poem: ‘City of Dogs’
Here is a recording of “City of Dogs,” from my upcoming collection Stealing Copper
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Grassroots: Thoughts on Trump
My Progressive Populist column on Donald Trump — “Trump, sadly, is no sideshow” — is online.
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Monday Mets: The all-time Met-Yankee team
There have been dozens of ballplayers to wear the uniform of both the Mets and the Yankees (plus four managers, all of whom played for at least one of the two clubs). With the arrival to the Mets last month of Kelly Johnson in a trade with the Braves — joining fellow ex-Yankee Bartolo Colon — I thought I’d dig into the list and pull together an all-star team of sorts. Most of the players on this list had their best years in Shea, with the exception of Yogi Berra (four games with the Mets as a player-coach) and Rickey Henderson; and only David Cone could be said to have played well for both teams.
C: Yogi Berra. Back-up: Rick Cerone/
1B: John Olerud. Back-up: Todd Zeille.
2B: Willie Randolph.
3B: Robin Ventura.
SS: Rafael Santana.
Back-up infielders: Sandy Alomar Sr., Miguel Cairo, and Kevin Elster
OF: Darryl Strawberry, Carlos Beltran, and Rickey Henderson. Back-ups: Dave Kingman, Lee Mazilli, and Curtis Granderson. Honorable mention to Bobby Abreu and Gary Sheffield, who both had great careers but were not great with either team.
P: Dwight Gooden, Al Leiter, David Cone, Ralph Terry, Doc Ellis, Bartolo Colon, Jeff Reardon, Mike Torrez, Armando Benitez.
So, who did I miss?
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