Be True

Be True

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In each episode, John Tessitore reads a poem he has published, and tells the story behind the poem. John has been a newspaper reporter, a magazine writer, a college lecturer, and a biographer. He has directed national policy studies on education and cultural policy, and serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. His poems have appeared in a variety of journals and he has published seven chapbooks and a novella available at www.johntessitore.com.

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Recent Episodes

  • Be True, Episode 36: "Arcturus"

    5 days ago
  • Be True, Episode 35: "Acknowledgements"

    2 weeks ago
  • Be True, Episode 34: "Palo Alto Nocturne" from The Americans

    3 weeks ago
  • Be True, Episode 33: “We limited our liability” from My City of Yesterday

    4 weeks ago
  • Be True, Episode 32: "Bridge and Tunnel" from On Self-Expression After the Revolution

    1 month ago
  • Be True, Episode 31: "Saturday Morning, Massachusetts" from The Americans

    1 month ago
  • Be True, Episode 30: “Sunday Morning, Long Island” from Sometimes I Still Pray

    2 months ago
  • Be True, Episode 29: “Beneath the Manhattan Bridge, Just Before Sunrise” from On Self-Expression After the Revolution

    2 months ago
  • Be True, Episode 28: “After Climbing” from The Americans

    2 months ago
  • Be True, Bonus Episode: “Amygdala”

    2 months ago