#poetsinthewildnyc 2015: locals

a reprise of my debut #poetsinthewildnyc poetry graffiti project, this time with all local poets!

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thanks to everyone who sent me their work to graff ;)

day 1– sculpture park, LIC. RAMYA RAMANA, nyc youth poet laureate. from ‘you are worthy of the war’

day 2– myrtle ave, bklyn. SHAFINA AHMED, from ‘disguise’

day 3– good ol’ astoria park. BILLY CONAHAN

day 4– 7 train to flushing. MARIA LISELLA

day 5– 21st st, LIC. RICHIE ALEXANDRO, from ‘self-portrait’

day 6– mets-willets pt 7train stop. COYOTE BLOOD, from ‘cambria chardonnay 1989’

day lucky 7– near qboro bridge, LIC. MEGAN DIBELLO

day 8– clinton-washington stop, bklyn. JOANNA C. VALENTE, from ‘oculus’

day 9– delancey st stop, nyc. VALERIE G. KEANE, from ‘ontologism’

day 10– clinton ave, bklyn. MELISSA WEST, ‘and if we were slugs’

day 11– broadway stop, astoria. MICAH ZEVIN, from ‘year of the dragon(s)’

day 12– delancey st, nyc. DARLENE JAVIER

day 13– lafayette ave, bklyn. PATRICIA HARMON, jennifer gersbeck’s mama, from ‘fetish.’ (btw the moon necklace was on the mailbox when i got there.. it made me write her poem in that spot :))

day 14– allen st, nyc. NICOLE YORK

day 15– st james place, bklyn. CRYSTAL RIVERA, from ‘dear danny’

day 16– vernon blvd, LIC. this one is particularly special to me because it’s my baby sis. incredible girl & incredible talent. one of the wildest spirits i’ve ever known. no hashtag in the graff but it doesn’t need one. she always breaks the mold anyway. APRIL <3

day 17– williamsburg bridge, bk side. JOSEPH MULHOLLAND, from ‘her mother’

day 18– 11th st, LIC. SANA HUSSAIN

day 19– metropolitan ave, bklyn. WENDY ANGULO

day 20– rainey park, LIC. LILIANA/CONDE SIERRA (ruff translation for those like me who can’t read this beautiful language: don’t wait for her to reach your door, find the door before you open it… don’t dream of her kissing your forehead, open your mind, before confusing it… etc.)

day 21– clinton & greene, bklyn. KEVIN MARQUEZ

day 22– williamsburg bridge, LES side. YESENIA GUERRA, from ‘maktub’

day 23– allen st, nyc. MARC MONTFLEURY

day 24– shore of socrates sculpture park, LIC. MONICA MENDOZA

day 25– 44th dr, LIC. YI WU, from ‘jane’

day 26– 23rd st, LIC. CARMEN TAVERAS MOLINA

day 27– court square station, LIC. GERRY LIFRIERI, from ‘barcelona’

day 28– broome st, nyc. MIKE STAHL, from ‘there has to be a better way to spend a day and money’

day 29– g train to queens. JENNIFER HARMON GERSBECK, from ‘new york’

the grand finale from beautiful DREW ELIZA. day 30– 10th st, LIC. THANK YOU to all my amazing friends for participating. poetry lives & breathes with you XXOO

BONUS! all from 12th st, LIC