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-May 4, 2026

Poet and Singer-Songwriter Cornelius Eady on The Anne Leighton Inclusion Interview Show

 

 It was a pleasure interviewing my friend and fellow poet/songwriter Cornelius Eady. He wrote and read "Proof" for the Inauguration of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.  "Proof" is his upcoming chapbook, which will be out this September on Tupelo Press.

Author, Poet, Businessman Bill Pezzimenti on the Anne Leighton Inclusion Interview Show

 It's a pleasure to interview my longtime friend Bill Pezzimenti, who wrote the book "Facing the Monkey's Grin," a delightful and easy read about crazymakers in the work world. Bill's also a working poet and talented salesperson. https://youtu.be/abAWDZ1KBtc?si=qtif8T6ETkJX2IBm via @YouTube

Gaelynn Lea on the Anne Leighton Inclusion Interview Show

 My interview with singer-songwriter-violinist-public speaker-- and now author Gaelynn Lea is live on YouTube. She's on tour in support of her book, “It wasn’t meant to be Perfect." I'll be hearing her live at Joe's Pub Saturday. https://youtube.com/watch?v=HOPsy8M2r4o&si=sL_UXJwQWOFtN-3h

Poets with Purpose's Noel Figueroa on the Anne Leighton Inclusion Interview Show

 

Noel Figueroa loves poetry and poets, and he created a group "Poets with Purpose." He's curating the Blackbird Stage happening the New York City Poetry Festival on July 18 at Governor's Island. We also talk about his poetry book, "One Man's Journey" in this interview.

Johanna Hall on the Anne Leighton Inclusion Interview Show

 Rich interview with Orleans and Janis Joplin co-writer Johanna Hall. She is a multi-faceted writer, contributing to classic music magazines Crawdaddy and the Village Voice, plus independent outlets in her homebase of Woodstock, NY.  I think this is one of my all-time favorite interviews. Full disclosure--I've worked with Orleans and her ex-John Hall a lot through the years. 

April 16 The Kindness Session Returns to Poe Cottage

 

The Bronx County Historical Society is presenting "The Kindness Session," a free poetry workshop on recognizing the difference between kindness and cruelty to channel that in our writing on Thursday, April 16 at 6 PM till approximately 7:45. The Poetry Workshop takes place at Poe Cottage, 2640 Grand Concourse, in the Bronx. Subways near the Visitors Center are the 4, B, and D train at the Kingsbridge stop. Buses to the Center are Bx9, Bx22, Bx28, Bx38, and BxM4 (Express bus). The Poe Visitors Center is up the Hill from the Fordham Metro North train stop. 

Led by area poet Anne Leighton, the Kindness Session will include sharing works from classic and contemporary writers including Edgar Allan Poe, Naomi Shihab Nye, the Bronx’s Peppy Castro, Charlie Iris, Mary Oliver, John Masefield, Emily Dickinson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, as well as selected poems from attendees.

 

Once the attendees discuss poems, they’ll be encouraged to think of incidents where they recognize kindness from life experiences, friends and acquaintances, and how it affected their lives. From there, writers will be encouraged to create a first draft of poetry. Writers will read their poems, and be encouraged to revise the poem in the days, weeks, or months to come.  

 

Anne Leighton appears on the Grammy-nominated album, “Healthy Food for Thought: Good Enough to Eat,” (Audio & Video Labs) reading her poem “Feed Your Parents Well.” She’s contributed to The Indie Collaborative, The Literary Parrot, and Elephant Journal. Her poetry book “The Leighton Explosion” made enough of a profit to use her earnings to record an original song, “Got My Eye on You, Santa,” which found her a publishing deal with Sheer Music South Africa/Downtown Music, USA. Anne's performed in the Bronx at ART in the Basin, Johnny Zs, and throughout New York State including NYC's Nuyorican Poets Cafe and Peter Max's Studio. Visit workinggalrockandroll.blogspot.com.

 

For more information, please reach out to Anne at LeightonMedia@aol.com. 

BCHS Home bronxhistoricalsociety.org

 

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