Ed Friedman is the author of eleven books of poetry and prose, including Mao & Matisse, Drive Through the Blue Cylinders, and Two Towns; he still needs COVID shots.

Ed Friedman's books of poetry and prose include Mao & Matisse, The Funeral Journal, and Drive Through the Blue Cylinders, as well as collaborations with visual artists: The New York Hat Line and Away (with Robert Kushner) and La Frontera (with Kim MacConnel). His 1977 play, Chinoiserie (with music by Peter Gordon) will soon be available for streaming via ArtonAir.org.