Daniel Yadin

All-around writer in New York City

Essays & Reviews

On romantasy, for The Drift
On the poetry of Samer Abu Hawwash, for Asymptote
On the poetry of bruno darío, for Asymptote
On the fiction of José Donoso, for Full Stop
On the poetry of Haroldo de Campos, for Full Stop
On the fiction of Samar Yazbek, for Full Stop
Reviewer for Publishers Weekly of experimental/translated fiction and poetry. Dozens of reviews, but they’re all anonymous </3

Reporting

On musicians finding cheap rent in South Brooklyn, for New York
On the Elena Garro revival, for Publishers Weekly
On a small-press collaboration in Brooklyn, for Publishers Weekly
On an experimental poetry press in Phoenix, for Publishers Weekly
On cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts, for Publishers Weekly
On the translation of an impossible novel, for Publishers Weekly
On the dealings of a certain borough president before he became mayor of New York City, for Gotham Gazette
On when de Blasio tried giving a job to everyone leaving Rikers, for Gotham Gazette
On Central Jersey insanity, for New Brunswick Today

Interviews

With Peter Cole, on the poetry of Hayim Nahman Bialik, for Asymptote
With Nikole Hannah-Jones, on school segregation, for The Politic

Fiction

“The Siren,” in Issue One of Pony Express
“Twenty Minutes at Temple Beth Elohim,” in Issue Two of Pony Express

Poetry

Associate Poetry Editor at Asymptote
Spring 2025 Fellow at Brooklyn Poets, where I was interviewed as Poet of the Week in January 2026
Founder & Facilitator of Poetry Today, the contemporary poetry reading group at Book Club Bar, in Alphabet City, Manhattan

Grant Writing

Years of freelance experience writing grants and copy for various nonprofits. Available for freelance work. Inquire within!