{"id":8565,"date":"2014-08-22T14:27:59","date_gmt":"2014-08-22T18:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teachwritingresources.org\/?p=127"},"modified":"2023-02-22T16:04:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T20:04:03","slug":"i-am-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/i-am-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"I Am New York"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Nora<\/strong><\/em>
Brooklyn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am the East River, rushing brown and thick.
I am the roundabout in front of Prospect Park,
the dark wood paneling of old libraries.
I am the deserted weeknight street, lit by
distant shouts and midnight smokes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am the trees, the trees and trees and trees,
in Central Park, on the street corner,
living and dying in Carl Schurz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am the High Line, stretching above, within,
a part of the concrete grid,
and the purple evidence of a Hudson sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am the lingering, intent stares, and the blank, distant ones;
The dirt beneath fingernails that comes from the air;
The perfect suits that glitter too brightly.
I am the 6 going to Grand Central, to the world.
I am the Yankees, vintage striped with hot dogs;
Manhattan at dawn; falling forward, never
reaching the ground;
93rd Street covered in fallen mulberries, stained
purple and black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am Shakespeare in the Park, steamy golden days
in honey-dripping lines;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The children in the sprinkler, the spilled ice cream
cones on the pavement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am Brearley, Woody Allen and his daughter in the caf\u00e9 at 8:00
I am 68th Street, Hunter College.
I am NY, NY, NY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am carrot cake at Lloyd\u2019s, just north of 96th,
flavorful, gritty, and not too sweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am, I am, I am;
I am New York,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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