A Selection of Free-verse Poems
DuskBroken, bare, solitary, lost, an old treecrouches in the desert’s foreboding silence, its thousand-mile starefixed on the departure of a shade:and the moment the crow returns to its nest—worn-out, bearingsorrow to those… More
“Abandoned House” and “Premonition”
Abandoned HouseThere, the steps are deep purpleThere the plants are red sunbirdsThere the stones have grown human facesI often pass byAssuming various anxious posturesFor I’ve always been feeble at… More
Time of Sky
1.Blood always bloodAs blue is blueIncessant explosion of a thirst-ripened orange2.A kiss on the fountain that grows pigeon-like anywhere upon the trembling mirror that exposes itself3.The innocent windowFlung inwardsAnd… More
Lao Tzu’s Taoteching; In Such Hard Times: The Poems of Wei Ying-wu
let people consider death and not move far let there be boats and carts but no reason to ride them let there be armor and weapons but no reason… More
American Sublime
We want Brasil but Brasil won’t win. Aden waves a desultory green and yellow flag. From the East to the West to the West to the East we scatter and settle and… More
On Being Lucky, or Not
Clover: “On Being Lucky, Or NotLet’s be honest: I have never beenparticularly fond of my mother,with her soft white skinand her crushing hugs, intent onswallowing me whole.let’s be real:… More
The Unspoken Stories of Those Who Cannot Speak
The Broken Shelf: Part 1: Disfigured HaikuLife as Broken ShelvesIs one without acknowledgementTreasured tales collapse.The Broken Shelf: Part 2: LimerickThe shelf reeked of knowledge and dustIts hefty insides were… More
Lara Croft
Lara CroftShe lies half sunken in the swamps of depression, her open jawsfull of complaint. sometimes lava flows. sometimes the cold ashsifts—of the Jewish Historical Institute archives,where once, sorting… More
The Book Of
the book of dip netting beaks, the book of mud probing beaks, the book of kissing as a form of knife sharpening, the book of lovers & the book of beloveds, the book… More
One Letter is Enough, Longing to Escape, A Small Rat in Prison, and Daybreak
one letter is enough / for me to transcend and face / you to speak / as the wind blows past / the night / uses its own blood… More
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