READINGS

1/18 Hi Desert Times, Joshua Tree, CA
1/25 Beyond Baroque, Venice, CA

Daryl Gussin spent years of his life as a confused bisexual only to realize he’s actually just a heterosexual poet. In 2024 he published three different collections mining the internal, external, and the messy entanglement of the two. Jessica Mills says his voice, “rises above the dismal din and resonates with urgency, capturing moments of rebellion and reflection.” Ingrid M. Calderón called his work, “A true love story of self…that leaves the reader with a sense of wonder and an itch for more.” His focus revolves around the honest, bittersweet, and ultimately triumphant aspects of counterculture and its flavorful inhabitants. The heartbreaks, the implosions, and the defiant victories. Community over commercialism, create and destroy.