Francis Russell “Frank” O’Hara was an American writer, poet and art critic. Because of his employment as a curator at the Museum of Modern Art, O’Hara became prominent in New York City’s art world.
Animals by Frank O'Hara read by A Poetry Channel
Frank O'Hara: Lunch Poems
Song (is it dirty), by Frank O'Hara, Read by David J. Bauman
Willem de Kooning / Frank O'Hara Poems
Frank O´Hara reads "Having a coke with you"
Six Poems of Frank O'Hara: Poem
Frank O’Hara reads selected poems
Don Draper Recites Frank O' Hara's Poetry
Having a Coke with Frank O'Hara
USA: Poetry, Frank O'Hara (1966)
Frank O'Hara Reading | Frank O'Hara Poetry | Frank O'Hara Poems
My Heart by Frank O'Hara
Frank O'Hara reading from Lunch Poems
Meditations In An Emergency // Frank O'Hara
PBS NewsHour: "POEM" by Frank O'Hara
"POEM" by Frank O'Hara (Favorite Poem Project)
ORAL HISTORY INITIATIVE: On Frank O'Hara – Woodberry Poetry Room
USA: Poetry Episode Frank O'Hara and Ed Sanders
Our Life in Poetry: Frank O'Hara
Frank O'Hara – Mayakovsky poem reading
Morning Poem // Frank O'Hara
Frank O'Hara: Why I Am Not A Painter
Life, Work, and Lunch: Meditations on Frank O'Hara
Frank O'Hara: A Step Away From Them
Bibliography:
Selected Poems of Frank O’Hara, edited by Donald Allen, Carcanet 2005;
The Dance of the Intellect, Studies in the Poetry of the Pound Tradition by Marjorie Perloff, Northwestern University Press 1985;
Poetry On & Off the Page by Marjorie Perloff, Northwestern University Press 1998;
The Making of the Reader, Language and Subjectivity in Modern American, English and Irish Poetry by David Trotter, Macmillan 1984;
City Poet: The Life and Times of Frank O’Hara by Brad Gooch, Alfred Knopf 1993;
Some Americans, A Personal Record by Charles Tomlinson, University of California Press 1981 (reprinted by Carcanet in the volume American Essays: Making It New, 2001).
Zayra’s creative writing is published in numerous print journals, anthologies, on-line e-zines and magazines: The Zimbabwe Situation, Panhandler Quarterly, Voices for Africa, Eyes of the Poet, Kreativ, Reflections IIT Madras (India), Edge Life Magazine, Poetry Life & Times, Astropoetica, Alehouse Press, 34th Parallel, Feeling is First, Memoir (and), Aquillrelle, The Enchanting Verses International Journal and The Cherry Muse.
She has appeared as a featured artist and/or guest speaker at: New Sun Celebration; CIIS California Institute of Integral Studies; on Ken Wilber’s Integral Naked (2006 & 2007);OneMindVillage; West Marin Community Radio; SW Radio Africa; North Western University Chicago; Zimvibes; Coolfire (UK); Women’s Radio Network; Perfectly Said; Mazungue Studio One; TWiN (UK); Genpo Roshi and Bill Harris’ Big Heart/Big Mind seminiar in LA; UltraFeel TV; UniVerse of Poetry; BlogTalk Radio, The Awareness Network and Today’s Revolutionary Women of Color.
Awards include:
In 2010 Zayra was the winning poet from the “An African Legend: White Lions and Leopards” contest 2010. She joined the conservation team at Tsau where the White Lions live in Timbavati, South Africa, as her prize, plus publication in the book.
In 2012 she received the World Poetry Empowered Poet 2012 award beside several other amazing International poets at the World Poetry Canada & International Peace Festival 2012.
In 2013 she received the “Woman of Goodwill Award 2013” and “Plaque of Appreciation” for her role as a Panelist at Pentasi B in the Philippines.
Her short story “Exit Ashes, Exit Blues, Exit This Life” won an honorable mention in Francis Ford Coppola’s Zoetrope All Story contest.
Zayra’s fine art collection has appeared from 1998 to present at the following California locations: Dore Dore Gallery, San Mateo; Somar Gallery, San Francisco; UC Berkeley, San Francisco Campus; Body Harmony, San Francisco; Dana Street Cafe, Mountain View; Cafe Libro, Mountain View; Maitri Art Show & Auction, Embarcadero Center; Cad’s Coffee Shop, Los Osos; One World Cafe, San Francisco; The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles; The Artist’s Alley, San Francisco.
She has four audio collections:
1.) Crowned Compassion
2.) Sleep in the Sea Tonight with Me
3.) Retrograde Motion
4.) Lanterns
In addition, she is the author of four books:
1.) Empty as Nirvana 2.) Ordinary Substance 3.) Color Me Pomegranate 4.) Leaving You Unpainted 5.) Floating in the Dark
You can purchase these collections directly on line or for more information send an email to: express.positive@gmail.com.
Currently she is producing a new audio recording and a fine art collection.