A few years ago, I wrote a poem with a similar image. I think I got it right this time. Hungry skyswallows the moon wholeNow the clouds are full (25 February 2021) Wishes sometimes have consequences is available to order from your favorite local bookstore. IndieBound search: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=wishes+sometimes+have+consequences If they can’t get it for you, [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvBq-gdkq_o Last night I was watching a videoof a recent favorite song The group’s first record came out in 1985the year I first travelled to Japan The name, always rendered in lower casehas always intrigued me The music sounds nothing like the nameyet the name fits Though the clip is from ten years agothe singer [...]
A single line noted in the middle of the night + YouTube videos of Otomo Yoshihide turntable performances+ white noise background videos+ Empress Rose+ random words (Heseltine, alters, mourtain or sea)= Sit serene beside me Maybe it’s going to raina stormy night all white noiseand turntable howl A glass of wine, a Heseltine redrests lonely [...]
One of those times when a single line pops into my head and I follow it from there. I want to say I’m reminded of the seaside,but that’s nothing more than a romantic notion. I have mixed emotions about the ocean. In movies, there’s something beautiful,even poignant, about the tide rushing inor rolling out while [...]
A report from the other side. I threw up in my mouth a littleas I lay my head on the pillow The electricity was still outso the house was cold I had plenty of blanketsbut wished I had moreso I would feel held, if not warm I slept in until 11:30—but I didn’t get to [...]
A more abstract view. From the floorboardsjust beyond the lightconstriction is eyes looking throughand looking past Blisters form but do not callous over This is what new shoes always do When new shoesbecome old shoesbut never completely break inthe gait becomes a hobblethe step becomes a limp Shoulders hunch A hardened view of the worldturns [...]
From a longer poem; I’m not yet sure the first part is necessary. 5In the days sincewe have seen the crowdswith their flags and their hats We have seen new atrocitiesfrom new anglescut up for consumptionafter being dumped like sides of beefon a walk-in freezer table And we have consumed 6We have listened to the [...]
As I was scrolling past something, the phrase ‘we are all art’ (or something similar) caught my eye. This is my response. I occupy a place in space and time Some see (Some see what they want to see) Some understand (Some understand nothing) Some will never know I was here until I have gone [...]
The title came to me last night as I was falling asleep. The hills turn crimson and square with dulled edges Snow remains on rooftops teasing out nostalgia like sugar The record skips until it becomes part of the song (24 December 2020) Wishes sometimes have consequences is available to order from your favorite local [...]
Another true story. At the end of the movie they have to give us The Big Reveal All threads must be neatly tied and trimmed just so No questions left everything making sense complete satisfaction But in the middle of a long, fraught summer that was the last thing on anyone’s mind I drove the [...]
