December 17, 2005

RIP

By Tony Brown

Peter Conti, aka Peter of the Earth, poet of NYC, who died of cancer Friday morning.

I met Peter on the 2000 SlamAmerica tour. Peter was funny, kind, and could be both softspoken and outrageous — sometimes, both at once. I hadn’t seen him in a while and had wondered what he was up to, but like so many other times, I assumed I would catch up eventually.

Stupid.

He’ll be missed.

About Tony Brown

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A poet with a history in slam, lots of publications; my personal poetry and a little bit of daily life and opinions. Read the page called "About..." for the details. View all posts by Tony Brown
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