Aaron Poochigian reads from his recently published “Four Walks in Central Park.” He said meditative walks through Central Park helped him overcome an addiction to cocaine and eventually led to the publication of a guide book to the park that saved his life, written entirely in iambic pentameter. ( Photo: Chole Braggon) A Poet Treads a Path to Recovery Through Central Park–in Iambic Pentameter Verse 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 05 Dec 2025 | 06:20
