Aaron Poochigian reads from his recently published “Four Walks in Central Park.” He said meditative park walks helped him overcome an addiction to cocaine and eventually led to the guide book to the park that saved his life, written entirely in iambic pentameter. ( Photo: Chole Bragg) A Poet Treads a Path to Recovery Through Central Park–in Iambic Pentameter Above a bit of bedrock protruding from the ground in New York City’s most iconic parks sits a man, Aaron Poochigian, silently... City Arts 08 Dec 2025 | 01:55