Watched Lina Wertmüller’s Swept Away for the first time in about 40 years…
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poetry
When the poet forgets to breathe (a poem)
It would be irresponsible of me to say more than what is in the poem…
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Waiting Room Poem #64. Magazine rack
Another true story—and yes, I’m reusing that picture of me from a few years ago.
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Waiting Room Poem #62
True story…
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A combination poem about an album cover, the moon, and close calls
Combining two parts of poems I’m not completely satisfied with into one poem I’m not completely satisfied with…
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The nature of the distance between us (a poem)
Every once in a while, I remember that one zoology class I took…
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Monochrome blue and paintings of dust (a poem)
Inspired by the Exit North trailer video for their forthcoming album Book of Romance and Dust…
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A combination poem about painting and random phrases
I wrote two poems yesterday, but got too sleepy to post either of them last night. This morning, I typed them into my ongoing Word document; as I was doing so, I thought they seemed related, so I combined them into a single poem…
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Bookstore Poem #373. Lives reduced to ash
Yes, this is a poem about cremation…
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Non-sequitur to make a point that doesn’t need to be made (a poem)
Written this evening at Everett Poetry Night…
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