Robert Yarra

CHIRON review interview

John Wisniewski interviews Robert Yarra for CHIRON reviews spring edition:

JOHN: When did you begin writing, and what inspires you?

ROBERT: Books have always been my passion, and most of my heroes were writers. I started writing in Miss Fontana’s 4th grade class – then stopped for half my life when I became an immigration attorney – before taking it up again after selling my law practice.

I write stories from my life, mostly about the extraordinary people I’ve known, as well as the wacky and wonderful adventures and misadventures I’ve had, which are the inspiration for my writing.

— Life, Literature, & Luminaries: An Interview with Robert Yarra, Founder of the Golda Foundation in CHIRON review, issue #140, spring 2026
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A review of Gregory Gave Me the World

A review of Gregory Gave Me the World by Robert Yarra

“This engaging and abundantly interesting memoir sheds much new light on the restless life of one of the key figures of the Beat movement.”

–Gregory Stephenson
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Gregory Gave Me the World

Gregory Gave Me the World

Robert Yarra (2023)

This chapbook is an intimate look at Robert Yarra’s friendship with Gregory Corso. It is replete with anecdotes and tales from their many travels together in Europe, as well as time they spent in the United States, from New York City to San Francisco.
32 pages. Illustrated with color photos.

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Publisher: Counter Culture Chronicles
Publication Date: 2023
Format: Chapbook
Pages: 32
Language: English

This chapbook was published by Counter Culture Chronicles, The Hague, Netherlands. It is available for purchase on both the Golda Website and for purchases outside the US, Counter Culture Chronicles sells through soundohm.com.

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