The poetry reading last Sunday lifted my spirits. It was a small-ish turnout, but high in quality. Plus I got to see and hear the work of my friend, Mindy Levokove. Michael Graves curates this part of the Phoenix Series, and he was so encouraging to me. I appreciate him very much.
The weather was delightful. But still I was late. My #4 train stop was being bypassed by downtown trains due to track work. I had to take the train uptown to go downtown. Then, at 42nd, I had to switch to the #6. I have seen too much local news and find myself afraid of being in the subway. So I had anxiety the whole way down about that and being late.
But the atmosphere felt so good, the people so accepting. They appreciated my poetry and verbalized it. It’s a nourishing feeling, different than other kinds of nourishment.
The Monday before, I spent the eclipse with my two closest friends. We went to the Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn and observed the eclipse from there with our special glasses. Mainly, I loved the three of us being together.
Tuesday, 4/16, was my best friend’s birthday. He and I got together for the evening portion of his birthday. Went out for Indian food (he treated), and we hung out talking. I had a zero-budget situation, so I made him a very personal card that only ‘besties’ could do. It caused a LOTTA laughter. He appreciated that very much. On zero budget, it was a goodie. But it will have to go in a hidden file.
This Saturday, 4/20, I will be part of a reading at the Thompkins Square Library, 331 East 10th Street, NYC. Evie Ivy put together an anthology of poems during COVID and is curating this reading and selling copies of the anthology. It’s at 1:00pm and is FREE. If this appeals to you, come on over.
If you need a unique
gift for a male or female who this applies to:
please let me know. My email is mindyinthebronx@gmail.com. They are Hanes, size XL.
Mindy Matijasevic
April 2024
The reading on 4/20 is at 2pm, not 1pm as I first thought.
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