Code Words: John Korduba

Cool in Your Code — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:43:17 +0000

John Korduba is the poet for people who are bored by poetry. “Each poem is a soft tipped arrow aimed to brush past your funny bone and then bounce off your verse averse heart,” he says. As one of our Code Word contributors, the author of Everybody Gets Lost in Brooklyn will share his unique musings on life in NYC. Prepare to be tickled, New York.

Deli

The deli near my house

is run by immigrants

who sometimes misspell

and so

as I arrive for coffee

I see a sign that reads

“Sadwishes 2 dollars”

and for once

I am glad

I only have a dollar.

Everybody Gets Lost in Brooklyn

On the sidewalk I see

someone’s abandoned belongings

the most interesting of these being

a stone carved head

It’s a pharaoh, I’m sure!

hello your greatness

no vacant pyramids ‘round here I’m afraid

but take this jelly donut as offering

and remember me in the next life

when maybe

I’ll be asking you

for directions.

Forgotten NY

Cool in Your Code — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:17:39 +0000

Kevin Walsh has made it his mission to document those tiny bits of New York City history that many of us walk past everyday without even noticing. After moving to Queens from his native Brooklyn, he began photographing ancient street lamps, faded advertisements, and left over rail lines. He realized that most people have no idea how much of the old NYC is still all around us, but disappearing quickly. His desire to share his discoveries and preserve these memories led him to create a blog, and then a tour company to lead other people through the alleys, buildings and landmarks they might have missed on their own. Forgotten NY is now a book where this amateur historian shares his research, references and photographs of all these hidden gems. It is a true guide book to a New York that may not be visible much longer.

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Code Words: John Korduba

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