Alex Dimitrov

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Walking Through Central Park #3

John Ashbery’s “Late Echo”

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Alex Dimitrov
Jul 23, 2026
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Vintage Wilde Boys flyer from way back when.


In Walking Through Central Park I recall poems that have been important to me from memory, while on a morning or evening walk, from the west side to the east side of the park, and back again, anecdotally telling stories about my life in poetry and New York.

Last time: Anne Carson

This week: John Ashbery’s “Late Echo” and hosting him at Wilde Boys in 2010.

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