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About David Gitin

David Gitin (December 19, 1941 – June 27, 2015) of Key Largo, Florida, lived in San Francisco in the late sixties, co-founded Poets Theater there, edited Bricoleur, and produced poetry programs for KPFA in Berkeley. His books include THIS ONCE and FIRE DANCE (Blue Wind Press), THE JOURNEY HOME and WOKE UP THIS MORNING: SELECTED POEMS 1962-2014 , among others.

David Gitin’s Ten Favorite Books

David Gitin

The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf Awakening Osiris by Normandi Ellis Book of the Hopi by Frank Waters Flash of the Spirit by Robert Farris Thompson The New American Poetry, … [Read more...]

David Gitin: 5 From San Francisco in the Sixties

David Gitin

San Francisco

Outstretched Arms pumice the bone smooth berry juice illusion of blood to cover loss belly of the moon we penetrate what Venus do we carve?herbs and drugs do not restoreterritories of … [Read more...]

Poet Kay Johnson, aka Kaja

David Gitin and various contributors

poet and painter Kay Johnson / Beat Hotel resident

Gerry George: i knew kay johnson as swami-ji in berkeley in 1973 when we were very close friends for a time. she gave me the typewriter she had carried in greece, an orange portable with a large … [Read more...]

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Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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