The Role of the Droll Troll
Once upon a time, in the Land of Continuity, there lived a monster of sorts. All the people indigenous to this kingdom knew this alleged creature of the underworld… More
Of Cold Places
Of Cold PlacesI used to keep a list of foreign prisons:Lubyanka in Moscow, Portolova in SpainCalifornia's Terminal Island,exotic names of cold places.I thought: one day I'll make a poemlisting… More
Reductio ad absurdum
i kissed you from the door to the bedfrom the bed to the bathroom from the bathroomto the kitchen and in the morningyour panties in the refrigerator your stockings in the potyour shoes… More
The Wall Keeper
The Wall KeeperNo one tries to sell me tickets to the Olympics;They know I can’t go.The guard in the towerBegs me to climb the wallSo he could shoot me… More
Fairhill Prison
Fairhill PrisonI am sitting here in Fairhill Prison,watching the guards jingle by in their shiny shoes.I am O.K. here,I am secure.I have been classified, collated and rated,fingerprinted, photoed and… More
How the Catcher in the Rye Ruined My Life
When I checked out The Catcher in the Rye at the library I was looking foreward to stirring up the thick sediment of adolescence. Though I recalled the details of… More
The Knave of Hearts, A Sestina
He was so caught up in this city of wilderness that he was unable to escape the prison of a real war. The girl—a color of something pink like the sensuous… More
The Short on Q (As In Cucumber) Range
The Short on Q (As In Cucumber) RangeThe Q range officer called downto the cell block Desk Sergeant,“There is a short on Q range,electricity out – not even lights.Inmates… More
Jericho Revisited
trumpet man/ blows his horn/ hurricane flying/ from his lungs More
To Sleep on a Submarine
Elusive submarine sleep, I have sought you In so many submarine places When too weary to continue unending submarine work. More
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