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Storytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 53: Peter MarraPeter Marra has had over 300 #poems #published either in #print or #online in over 25 #journals. Born in Brooklyn, he moved to the #EastVillage in the late 70’s when #PunkRock and #TimesSquare were exploding. Peter’s work often deals with the forgotten hidden civilization usually found in urban areas – people we rarely notice – junkies, the #unhoused, #sexworkers, etc. . His 6th #poetry #collection A Dirty Diary of Ordinary Days recounting his time spent haunting Times Square and the East Village of #NYC circa 1977-1989 has been recently published by INCUNABULA MEDIA 2025-04-2059 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 52: Carla ZanoniCarla Zanoni is a writer, poet, and journalist whose Spanish-English chapbook, Knowing/Saber—exploring grief, whimsy, and life in New York City—was published in 2024. She is writing her first literary memoir and her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Common, Modern Loss, TueNight, and more. She is a media executive, formerly of The Wall Street Journal and TED, and leads the Engagement Journalism program at the Newmark Graduate School at CUNY. She splits her time between New York City and the Catskills with her husband and their dog and cat, Gertrude and Earnestine. Catch her mont...2025-02-2256 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 51: Jeffrey Cyphers WrightJeffrey Cyphers Wright is a New Romantic poet and author of 20 books. He received an MFA in poetry after studying with Allen Ginsberg. He publishes Live  Magazine. Wright has received a Kathy Acker Award and a James Tate Prize. His work was included in the Best American Poetry anthology for 2023. 2025-01-1959 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 50: Evelyn KatzThe most dangerous woman is an unapologetic funny woman.  This is Evelyn F. Katz—a writer whose voice is both humorous and haunting.  Her work has appeared in Indolent Books What Rough Beast, The Voices’ Project, Coffee Shop Poems, Tell Us A Story Blog, Leisure…Dinner with the Muse Vol. III, Nomad’s Choir, First Literary Review East, Prospectus: A Literary Offering, New York Writers Coalition The Journal, BEAT Gen Anthology, Wine Cellar Press,  Wild World Magazine and Dribble Drabble.  When she’s not writing, which is much more often than she would like, Evelyn is an assistant principal in a public high...2025-01-1159 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 49: Leisha Nicole StanekLeisha Nicole Stanek is a writer, performance poet and publisher. This fall, Leisha debuted her provocative one woman show “What We’re Doing In Iowa Instead of Church,” a biographical dark passage of feminine independence within the the constraints of encroaching Christian Nationalism. Her work has appeared in Peach Fuzz Magazine, Press Pause Press, The Rye Whiskey Review and others. Leisha is currently working on a hand-made limited edition of her first novel, OBJECT, a memoir about her career as an art model, which will be available in early 2025.2024-12-211h 01Storytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 48: Joe IrizarryJoe Irizarry was born into a blue-collar family and grew up in Park Slope, Brooklyn, in the 1980s. He began writing poetry after a moment of reflection during George Floyd's protest.    George's death hashed up many of the inequalities that Joe saw growing up in Brooklyn. It opened up the anger and pain that he saw and also felt. Joe felt a sense of responsibility to his people by telling their story and his own. Joe's discovery of poetry in his 50's has been uplifting and has given him a new perspective on life. 2024-12-0156 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 47: Yvonne SotomayorMs. Yvonne Sotomayor, is an internationally-touring bilingual poet, is also an educator, administrator, producer and artist, born of Peruvian dreamers in Jersey City. She blends her spoken word with music accompaniment by her husband Kenn Rowell and has performed at the Iowa State and Kentucky State Fairs, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and the NYC Marathon. Her recordings have aired on radio in North America and overseas – most notably on Australia's National Public Radio.   Her first bilingual spoken word EP, "Radical Chica", was released in 2021 and her first book of poe...2024-11-231h 00Storytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 47: Yvonne SotomayorMs. Yvonne Sotomayor, is an internationally-touring bilingual poet, is also an educator, administrator, producer and artist, born of Peruvian dreamers in Jersey City. She blends her spoken word with music accompaniment by her husband Kenn Rowell and has performed at the Iowa State and Kentucky State Fairs, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and the NYC Marathon. Her recordings have aired on radio in North America and overseas – most notably on Australia's National Public Radio.   Her first bilingual spoken word EP, "Radical Chica", was released in 2021 and her first book of poe...2024-11-221h 00Storytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 47: Yvonne SotomayorMs. Yvonne Sotomayor, is an internationally-touring bilingual poet, is also an educator, administrator, producer and artist, born of Peruvian dreamers in Jersey City. She blends her spoken word with music accompaniment by her husband Kenn Rowell and has performed at the Iowa State and Kentucky State Fairs, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and the NYC Marathon. Her recordings have aired on radio in North America and overseas – most notably on Australia's National Public Radio.   Her first bilingual spoken word EP, "Radical Chica", was released in 2021 and her first book of poe...2024-11-201h 00Storytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 46: Maria GiuraMaria Giura is the author of Celibate: A Memoir, which won a 1st Place Independent Press Award and What My Father Taught Me, a finalist for the Paterson Poetry Book Prize. Her writing has appeared in New York Quarterly, Prime Number, I-70, Liguorian, Presence, Midstory, Voices in Italian Americana, Lips and the Paterson Literary Review. An Academy of American Poets winner, Giura has taught writing at multiple universities including Binghamton University where she received her PhD in English. She currently teaches writing workshops for Casa Belvedere Cultural Foundation.2024-11-0558 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 45: Anne Kadet#writer #reporter #independent #journalist #philosopher Anne Kadet #nyc #life at Cafe Anne2024-10-1359 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 44: Pete Dolack#next #guest #Pete Dolack #activist, #photographer #poet and #writer 2024-09-0858 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 43: Amy Barone#poet #correspondent #nature #lover #traveller Amy Barone #bravitas #italian #american #writer2024-08-2559 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpiaode 42: Alan Semerdjian#poet #musician #teacher #nassaucounty #poetlaureate @alansemerdjian 2024-08-161h 00Storytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard Streetepisode 41: Douglas G. Cala#podcast #guest #poet #storyteller #spokenword #multimedia #youth #poetry #slam #judge @douglasgcala2024-08-0256 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 40: Kathy CurtoKathy Curto teaches at Sarah Lawrence College/The Writing Institute and Montclair State University as well as several nonprofit organizations and writing centers in the metropolitan area. She is the author of Not for Nothing-Glimpses into a Jersey Girlhood and her work has been featured in The New York Times, on NPR, in the anthology Listen to Your Mother: What She Said Then, What We’re Saying Now, and in many other publications. Kathy’s piece, “Still Cooking Side by Side” considered a “Modern Love in miniature” by The New York Times, was included in The Best of Tiny Love Stories...2024-07-1359 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 39: Saara DuttonSaara Dutton is a writer, performer, and gadfly about town. She's been published in The New York Times, The New York Observer, Salon and Writer's Digest. She's happy to be here to share some stories with you.2024-06-2659 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 38: John Pietaro and Laurie TowersJohn Pietaro and Laurie Towers have been performing over decades in duet or as the Red Microphone (with saxophonists Ras Moshe Burnett and Rocco John Iacovone, plus others) or protest song combo the Flames of Discontent. Pietaro’s latest book, Innocent Postcards: Poetry, Ciphers, Verse, will be launched April 1. He’s also an active percussionist and arts journalist: JohnPietaro.com. Towers, in addition to being a uniquely gifted musician, is a nationally recognized publicist sitting at the helm of public relations firm New Masses Media, balancing work on both east and west coasts: LaurieTowers.net. The pair host Beneath the...2024-03-021h 01Storytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 37: Jane LeCroyJane LeCroy is a NYC based poet, singer, performance artist and home-birthing mother of 3, who fronts the avant-pop band, The Icebergs, and the spontaneous experimental music project, Ω▽Ohmslice. She has toured with the SanFrancisco based, all women’s poetry troupe, “Sister Spit”.  She also performs as a featured character in the immersive theater experience, “Poetry Brothel NYC”.  Among her many publications and recordings, her chapbook, “Names”, was published by the art-book house, Booklyn, in the award winning, ABC chapbook series, that was purchased by the Library of Congress along with her braid!  Three Rooms Press published, “Signature Play”, a multimedia book o...2024-02-171h 02Storytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard Streetepisode 36: SparrowSparrow lives in a trailer in the snowbound hamlet of Phoenicia, New York with his wife Violet Snow. He has published 11 books, including Small Happiness & Other Epiphanies (Monkfish) and The Princeton Diary (Vinal). His poems and essays have appeared in the New Yorker, The New York Times, the Sun, and Reptiles of the Mind. Each month Sparrow writes an art review for Chronogram. He is currently running for President for the ninth time. Sparrow plays slide flute in the tempestuous pop group Truffles.2024-02-0458 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard Streetepisode 35: Felix GuzmanFelix Guzman is a New York City native, homegrown poet, community organizer and advocate. He is the author of three chapbooks, Savage Garden Concrete Jungle: A Chapbook to Remember Me By, Shakur&Bronte&Hughes&Angelou&Shakespeare: Under the Influence and Scars: A Love Letter to Yesterday. Felix writes on the themes of redemption, transformation and the importance of building healthy communities inclusive of all. With an upcoming full length poetry collection, You Hold Space, You Have Value, You Are Loved! to be released in 2024, Felix is sure to captivate audiences everywhere.2024-01-2755 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 34: Nicca RayNicca Ray is the author of the poetry collections, Curve (Gutter Snob Books), and Back Seat Baby (Poison Fang Books,) and the memoir, Ray by Ray: A Daughter’s Take on the Legend of Nicholas Ray (Three Rooms Press). She has two books coming in 2024, a poetry collection, Go-Go-Go Girl from Poison Fang Books and a memoir, Love and Cigarettes: A Mother Daughter Story from Punk Hostage Press. Her poetry has recently appeared in Glue Gun #4, Maintenant #15, #16, and #17 (Three Rooms Press), A Shape Produced by a Curve and Paper Teller Diorama (Great Weather for Media), Love Love Magazine Issues #4, #5, an...2024-01-1457 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 33: Jacob R. MosesIn this episode, Pete talks to Jacob R. Moses. Jacob is a poet and spoken word artist from Staten Island, NY. He is the author of the full-length poetry book, Grimoire (iiPublishing, 2021). He recently completed his Master’s in English and Creative Writing with a concentration in poetry at New Hampshire University. Other projects in the works include a new full-length book and is the subject of a documentary about poetry that he has worked on with fellow poet Doug Cala and musician Lou Alzamora.2024-01-0658 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 32: Meghan GrupposoOriginally from the gorgeous woods of southern New Hampshire, USA, Meghan Grupposo holds a BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School. She is a co-founder of NeuroNautic Institute Presents and Press. Meghan’s work can be found in her chapbook, Bouquet (NeuroNautic Press, 2021), & in various anthologies, including NYC From the Inside (Blue Light Press), Escape Wheel and Arriving at a Shoreline (great weather for MEDIA), the Dada Journal Maintenant, Issues 14, 15, 16, & 17 (Three Rooms Press). She happily resides in New York City. 2023-12-221h 00Storytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 31: C.O. MoedC.O. Moed grew up on New York’s Lower East Side when it was still a tough neighborhood.  An alum of the infamous WOW Cafe, her work has appeared in the Silver Tongued Devil Anthology; AWAKE: Reader for the Sleepless; MadHatters; Thorn Literary Magazine; Unexpected Stories; Sensitive Skin; and Inspirational Art Magazine.  My Private Coney, her 10-year blog (2006-2016) about New York City has been featured in Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York, and excerpted in various online magazines and websites.  Her book, It Was Her New York, true stories and big pictures about dementia, gentrification, undying love, old lesbian...2023-11-241h 01Storytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 30: Meagan BrothersMeagan Brothers is the author of Debbie Harry Sings in French, a 2009 ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and its prequel, Supergirl Mixtapes.  Her third novel, Weird Girl and What's His Name, was named one of Kirkus Review's Best Teen Books of 2015.  Her poetry has appeared most recently in NYC From the Inside, edited by George Wallace, as well as in Persian Sugar in English Tea, the Dada journal Maintenant, and Great Weather for Media's anthologies Before Passing and The Other Side of Violet. 2023-10-111h 00Storytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 29: Serge RodriguezSerge Rodriguez is the General Manager of the P & T Knitwear bookstore podcast studio. Serge was born and raised in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He has a rich family heritage including a family-owned bookstore on Book Row. He's a storyteller, poet, disc jockey and film maker. 2023-09-241h 04Storytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 28: Puma PerlPuma Perl is a poet, writer, and performer and is the author of two chapbooks, Ruby True and Belinda and Her Friends, and three full-length poetry collections, knuckle tattoos, Retrograde (great weather for MEDIA), and Birthdays Before and After (Beyond Baroque Books.) Her band, Puma Perl and Friends, brings spoken word together with rock and roll and has performed together since 2012. 2023-09-1456 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 27: Pete Solomita and Fred Argenziano, The Bitter Pill CollectivePete Solomita and Fred Argenziano, The Bitter Pill Collective. This collaboration of long time friends blends the poetry of Pete with the guitar playing of Fred live in the P & T Knitwear podcast studio.2023-08-0441 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 26: Bruce WhitacreBruce E. Whitacre’s poetry collection, Good Housekeeping, will be out in 2024 from Poets Wear Prada. His debut collection, The Elk in the Glade, was a BookLife Reviews Editors Pick and Indy Spotlight, and placed 2nd in Contemporary Poetry at The BookFest Spring 2023. His poems have been nominated for the Pushcart and Best of the Net Prizes. He's been published in many poetry journals and publications.2023-07-2346 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 25: Charles William LaneHost Pete Solomita talks to Charles William Lane. A native of Florida, Charles is a New York based television producer, writer, and director. Working mostly in the true crime genre, he has produced programming for ABC, CBS, NBC, Investigation Discovery, CNN and the Oxygen Channel. He also has an extensive background in theater and music, on which he draws from in his writing. Charles recently wrote and directed his debut short film We Are The Apocalypse.2023-06-1948 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 24: Wil WynnWil Wynn is the pseudonym for Guillermo Echanique Wynn, a bilingual (Spanish) poet, translator, spoken word enthusiast and performer, publisher (Chimbarazu Press), non-fiction and fiction writer,  photographer, printer, and musician. He has received four grants for poetry and has been active in the New York City Literature and Arts scene for many years. He has published widely and some of the most prestigious American journals have rejected his work. 2023-06-0448 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 23: Matthew HupertMatthew Hupert is a writer and multi-media artist from New York City. He is a founder of the the NeuroNautic Institute &  of NeuroNautic Press. He has 2 full length collections, Ism is a Retrovirus (2011-Three Rooms Press) and Secular Pantheism (2019 - NeuroNautic Press). He is also the author of several chapbooks, & his writing has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies.2023-05-2145 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 22: Francine WittIn this episode, host Pete Solomita talks to Francine Witte. Francine Witte’s flash fiction and poetry have appeared in numerous journals. Most recently, her stories have been in Best Small Fictions and Flash Fiction America. Her latest flash fiction book is Just Outside the Tunnel of Love (Blue Light Press.) Her upcoming collection of poetry, Some Distant Pin of Light is forthcoming from Cervena Barva Press. She lives in NYC. Visit her website francinewitte.com.2023-05-0746 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 21: Evie IvyHost Pete Solomita talks to Evie Ivy, a dancer/poet in the NYC poetry circuit. Evie hosts one of the longest running poetry open mics in the city at The Green Pavilion in Brooklyn. She also produces a seasonal/holiday program of poetry, music and song, "Dance of the Word." She writes in free verse and form. 2023-04-2246 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 20: Jennifer BlowdryerJennifer Blowdryer is a poet, writer and musician. Formerly known as Megan Baring-Gould Waters, she got her name from her San Francisco punk band The Blowdryers. As an author she has written a novel, a memoir, a dictionary, and an advice book. As a journalist she wrote a column for Maximum Rock and Roll, New York Press and Downtown. She’s still very active in the artist and cultural scene of NYC.2023-04-0952 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 19: Rich DanaRich Dana is a zine-maker and a lover of arcane technologies, visionary art, and analog anarchy. Rich also runs Obsolete Press, creating limited edition books and zines with artists and writers from around the world, editing and publishing OBSOLETE! Magazine, and teaching workshops on historical printing techniques and zine-making. His latest book is Cheap Copies!: The OBSOLETE! Press Guide to DIY Hectography, Mimeography & Spirit Duplication. 2023-03-2637 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 18: Farid BitarIn this episode, host Pete Solomita talks to Farid Bitar. Farid, who has roots in Palestine, is a published author of two poetry books, an artist and a musician.2023-03-1941 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 17: Cheryl J. FishCheryl J. Fish is a poet, fiction writer and environmental humanities scholar. Her debut novel Off the Yoga Mat, the story of three characters coming-of-middle age, was published by Livingston Press/UWA in Oct. 2022. She is also the author of The Sauna is Full of Maids and Crater & Tower.2023-03-1245 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 16: FeliciaIn this episode, host Pete Solomita talks to Felicia. Felicia is an essayist, cultural critic, and historic preservationist of the Lower East Side neighborhood. She loves rivers, as well as roads, and is the Podcast Studio Associate at P&T Knitwear Bookstore, Cafe, and Podcast Studio. Her great-great grandparents lived at 21 Essex Street.2023-03-0542 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 15: Paul SchackHost Pete Solomita talks to Paul Schack, a Nebraska to New York City transplant with a passion for art, wellness, the great outdoors and human potential. Paul is a theater director, a cross country cyclist, a yogi and a very nice guy.2023-02-2636 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 14: Aria Anjali and AgneshwarHost Pete Solomita interviews Aria Anjali and Anand Agneshwar. Aria Anjali is a 14 year old singer/songwriter, piano player, guitarist and performer in the New York area. She has performed at various venues in the Hudson Valley and New York City, including The Towne Crier in Beacon, the Hoot Festival in Cold Spring, and City Winery in Manhattan.  You can find her on instagram at @ariaanjali and on most streaming platforms. Aria Anjali's dad, Anand, is an attorney by day but loves backing up his daughter on the guitar and supporting her music career.2023-02-1938 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 13: George WallaceHost Pete Solomita interviews George Wallace, writer in residence at the Walt Whitman Birthplace, author of 40 chapbooks of poetry, and editor of NYC: An Anthology of New York City Poems (2022). From his base of operations in New York City he travel internationally to share his work, and has received top honors in major international festivals in China, Greece, Bulgaria, Macedonia and the US. He is also curator of POETS BUILDING BRIDGES, a zoom triangulation of poetry groups worldwide. George is also an advocate of poetry in performance, has collaborated with numerous well known musicians and artists, and most recently in...2023-02-1245 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 12: Ron KolmRon Kolm is a contributing editor of Sensitive Skin. Ron is the author of Divine Comedy, Suburban Ambush, Night Shift, A Change in the Weather, Welcome to the Barbecue and Swimming in the Shallow End. He's had work in many well regarded publications including: Gathering of the Tribes, Great Weather for Media, NYC From the Inside, The Opiate,  Public Illumination Magazine, the Riverside Poets Anthology, The Silver Tongued Devil anthology, Sparring With Beatnik Ghosts Omnibus and the Brownstone Poets anthologies. Ron’s papers were purchased by the New York University Library. Ron has a book coming out soon on Pin...2023-02-0536 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 11: Jennifer JuneauIn this episode, host Pete Solomita interviews Jennifer Juneau. Jennifer is poet & novelist with numerous short stories published in magazines like Columbia Journal and Evergreen Review. Prize nominee. She also studied literary  theory and criticism at the University of Zurich. Jennifer has lived and traveled abroad for 18 years. She is the host of the popular weekly Phoenix Poetry open mic and reading series. 2023-01-2936 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 10: Adam SelbstHost Pete Solomita interviews Adam Selbst, a designer, writer and storyteller from Brooklyn, NY. He has been mugged over 15 times, attacked by a tiger his mother was taking care of and once meandered into a foreign war because he wasn’t paying attention. He is not smart. He’s been featured on McSweeney’s, The Moth, Risk!, Story Collider, the Artichoke, WBAI and many other places. He is the host of Big Irv's Storytelling Roadshow.2023-01-2242 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 9: Madeline ArtenbergHost Pete Solomita interviews Madeline Artenberg. Madeline was a photo journalist and street theater performer before discovering her love for poetry.  Her work appears in publications such as, Rattle, The Poet and MacQueens Quinterly. She was a semi-finalist in Margie, The American Journal of Poetry contest and finalist in Mudfish 2020 contest. One of her poems was nominated as Best of the Net 2020 by Poets Wear Prada. Madeline has a book of her poems coming out in 2023 on Pink Trees Press.2023-01-0837 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 8: Fred ArgenzianoHost Pete Solomita interviews long time friend, musician and songwriter Fred Argenziano. They talk about their history, music influences in playing and songwriting and their Fred's contribution to Pete's spoken word project The Bitter Pill Collective. 2022-12-2738 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 7: Mimsey MackPete Solomita interviews Mimsey Mack, a musician, writer and poet. Mimsey talks about her childhood, becoming a born again christian and then getting away from an abusive husband and the steps it took to heal herself and familly. In 2006 Mimsey moves to NYC making a living as a physical therapist, becomes a musician and part of the music scene of the city. She reads very powerful poems about being in an abusive relationship and what it took to leave. 2022-12-1736 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 6: Begoyna Plaza-RosenbluthPete interviews Begoyna Plaza-Rosenbluth, film and stage actress, writer and director. Begonya reads her new essay The Passion Flower, dedicated to Delores Ibarruri, "La Pasionaria" for her 127 birthday  on 12.9.22. Delores was a heroine of the Spanish Civil War that overcame huge obstacles in life and made a big impact on Begonya's life and roots in Spanish culture.2022-12-0941 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetEpisode 5: Phil GammagePete Solomita interviews singer/songwriter, author and designer Phil Gammage. They talk about Phil moving from Texas to NYC, his love of film noir and pulp fiction, early musical influences, 90's nyc music scene, Phil's current blues and country recordings and bands plus other artistic endeavors such as writing short stories and fiction.2022-11-3030 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetHost: Pete Solomita Guest: Phillip GiambriAuthor Phillip Giambri talks to Pete about his Poetry Reading Series Rimes Of The Ancient Mariner and the Silver Tongued Devil anthology of the over 100 authors who graced his stage, released on Pink Tree Press. They also talk about Phillip's new Pink Trees published memoir Good Boy, Bad Boy, A Better Man, a Cautionary Tale.2022-11-2539 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetPete Solomita and Pauline Findlay#poetry #music #interview #drama #videos #culture #nyclife #books #author #actress #chef2022-10-0936 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetPete Solomita and Linda Kleinbub#poetry #conversation #art #music #gardening #nyc #life #culture 2022-10-0132 minStorytelling on Orchard StreetStorytelling on Orchard StreetPete Solomita & Wayne KralPete Solomita and Wayne talk about poetry, music, art and NYC cultural life2022-09-2531 min