Poetic noir: Larry Jaffe discusses his poetic ode to writer Raymond Chandler

By Jarret Keene Larry Jaffe is the International Readings Coordinator for the United Nations Dialogue Among Civilizations Through Poetry program, co-founder of Poets for Peace/United Poets Coalition and remains the poet-in-residence/director of Writer's Voice for the Los Angeles Downtown YMCA. Jaffe is also the editor of Poetix and writes a column for about.com called "Museletter." He's been the resident poet/host at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage and currently produces the popular Buddha Jam Poetry Series at the Elixir Café.