food is like poetry

8 poets at their favorite 8 restaurants in New York City during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Produced with Bowery Poetry Club and Rattapallax.

Spoken-word poet Sergio Jimenez returns to his childhood pizza joint — Nick’s Pizza on 1356 E Gun Hill Rd., The Bronx, and tosses us a poem.

Founder of the Bowery Poetry Club tastes the extraordinary Ukrainian food at Veselka, 144 2nd Ave. in the East Village and teases us with a poem.

Poet Leeza Joneé takes us to the Black owned bar and community spot — Ode to Babel, 772 Dean St, Brooklyn, and reads a very personal poem.

Poet Howard Altmann returns to his favorite Japanese home-cooking spot — Bessou, 5 Bleecker St., East Village, and reads a poem on the street.

Rock and rock poet Puma Perl eats with love at B&H Dairy, 127 2nd Ave. in the East Village and shares her rebellious poetry.

Indian-American poet Shobita Mampilly eats with passion at Short Stories, 355 Bowery in the East Village and shares her heritage.

Poet Adam Falkner eats with delicious love at Lolo's Seafood Shack, 303 West 116th Street in Harlem and remembers his grandma who thought him to eat seafood with his hands.

Poet Jive Poetic eats the best Dominican breakfast at El Gran Castillo De Jagua, 355 Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn and remembers the neighborhood before gentrification.

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"Poetry is like Bread is a COVID-19 Rapid Response project funded by the Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund for U.S. Alumni. The Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund for U.S. Alumni is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government and administered by Partners of the Americas."