PPA - Brooklyn Poet Anthony Thomas Lombardi

Today is the first part of our talk with an old friend of mine, the poet Anthony Lombardi. We've known each other for about 16 or 17 years (he takes poetic license to claim 20) but have lost touch several times, only for him to reemerge in a completely different stage of his life. Now he's a poet, sober, and thriving (if you ask me, not him). He regularly performs around New York, teaches several courses on poetry and film, published all over, has another book coming out in 2025, and he's getting divorced again. We talk more about his poetry in the second half, but this time we do touch on it but mostly discuss Amy Winehouse, his connection to Big Star, addiction, and the loss of friends and loved ones. Beneath all the neck tattoos he's a big softie. You can mostly learn more about Anthony via his Instagram, where he regularly posts his poetry and includes links to the causes he's involved with.