Irish American Writers and Artist Present Taxi Talk with 5 NYC Taxi Drivers

John McDonagh, who has driven a Yellow Cab for the past 40 years and has a one man play about that experience called “Off the Meter” which ran for 3 months at the Irish Repertory Theatre. He can also be heard, with his his co-host Malachy McCourt, every Sunday on WBAI radio.

Seth Goldman
Seth Goldman was born in Brooklyn, lives in Greenwich Village and has been driving a Yellow Cab for over 30 years. He has preformed his Cabbie Poetry all over the city from Joe’s Pub at the Public Theatre to the Nuyorican Poets Cafe on the Lower East Side. Seth and John have been in many reality TV shows which all ended in disaster. He is quoted in the New York Times as the only Jew in New York with no ambition.

Nancy Reynoso
Nancy Reynoso drives a Green Cab out of the Bronx. During the pandemic she delivered food parcels to the poor of the Bronx from the city. She is a NYC Taxi driver, Advocate, Feminist, Resist 45, Mom of 3, Grandma to 4, and Vegetarian will tell stories about driving in the Bronx.

Mel Plaut
Mel Plaut is an author and urban planner. Her first book, HACK, is a memoir of her experiences as a New York City taxi driver. Plaut’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, HuffPost, Lenny Letter, BUST Magazine, and on NPR’s “All Things Considered.” Born in New York City, Plaut is currently based in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she’s writing a novel about queer gun clubs in rural America. Follow her at @newyorkhack on Instagram and Twitter.

Davidson Garrett
Davidson Garrett aka King Lear of the Taxi, is a poet and actor who drove a New York City yellow taxi for forty years to help supplement his artistic pursuits. He is a member of SAG/AFTRA and Actors’ Equity, and he worked in film, television, and theater for several years. His poetry has been published in many periodicals and literary journals including The New York Times, The Episcopal New Yorker, The Gothamnist, Sensations Magazine, and in Podium: the literary journal of the 92nd Street Y. He is the author of two poetry collections, King Lear of the Taxi, published by Advent Purple Press, and Arias of a Rhapsodic Spirit, published by Kelsay Books. Davidson is a member of the PEN America Worker Writers School.  http://www.davidsongarrett.com.