The peace and quiet inside the coffee shop snow globe and comforted by food — coffee and monkey bread — for a half hour relaxation. Technique should be to…… Read more “Desired Silence, Disrupted”
Category: poetry
William, Repeated
And my uncertainty about William Carlos Williams continues to flicker. Why? I don’t know. Maybe its my issue with the repeated first and last name (similar to…… Read more “William, Repeated”
Writing on the Walls, Pages
Last year — Or what is this year? — a former college roommate of mine posted a picture of his reading a Louise Gluck poem. It’s a powerful poem…… Read more “Writing on the Walls, Pages”
My Nomination, Your Explanation
Before I begin today’s night on The Inevitable Coffee Ring narrative poem, something has to get out of the way, out of my system: I’ve been nominated!…… Read more “My Nomination, Your Explanation”
Staring Out a Window
Plagued this week. Feeling the S-waves from the accident, supposedly. A sneeze shook my body, a pain in the chest has resonated since. There is fear to…… Read more “Staring Out a Window”
Monkeys Off My Back
Today’s post with the Syracuse New Times is a risk. It’s different. It’s something that people are not going to expect, and they might be turned off a bit about it.…… Read more “Monkeys Off My Back”
The Course Of Course
*** *** *** As redundant information, my email gets a daily poem from Poets.org. It’s not the first or last time this website/database will be…… Read more “The Course Of Course”
An Opus: Third Movement
“Life is a state of mind.” – Being There (1979) The scene at lake side is cold enough to kill all the noise, the sounds anticipated to be heard…… Read more “An Opus: Third Movement”
Observations February 21 – 23
Hey, it’s been a few days. Remember me? His gaze emitted–it could have at least–the fury of the sun’s core, but fading and not graciously. *** …… Read more “Observations February 21 – 23”