A Birthday Poem for Leonard Peikoff

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A Birthday Poem for Leonard Peikoff

Scott Holleran reads poetry aloud for Leonard Peikoff’s 92nd birthday

Scott Holleran

Oct 15, 2025

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Listen to my thoughts and reading of a birthday poem I wrote for Leonard Peikoff. (Correction: Leonard Peikoff turns 92 years old today).

Also, on this date last year, “Prime Mover,” my non-fiction essay about an encounter during 2020-2021’s pandemic lockdown with a skateboarder went to press at the Greenwich Village-based In Parentheses. Read “Prime Mover” online for free here.

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