“Canon Perpetua,” “Remnant,” “Corporation,” and Other Poems
Canon Perpetua Not the round, not again here in the same factory where sound comes raw, explosive off the belt. Nor a bleating, as of sheep the…
“For Most of My Life Now,” “All Due to My Childhood,” and “Joyless Existence”
for most of my life now her eyes had a murderous intent i’ve been willing for most of my life now that soft skin the slight tremble of anticipation…
“Notes from the Underground,” “Dreams,” “The Prize of Saturday Night,” and Other Poems
Notes from the Underground On New Years Eve 2022 I wonder where the great writers are, with their…
“The Howlers,” “Hill of Fire Ants,” “Weaponizing His Smiles,” and Other Poems
The Howlers Many of the clubs downtown are connected, even if some of the girls are not. That overwhelming flood of lights. The promise of cheap…
“This is Not a Poem,” “8897 Hz,” and “Headshot”
This is Not a Poem This is not a poem Real poetry has always eluded me People occasionally said I had a way with words It was all bullshit, though I…
“Hanging Laundry,” “The Whale,” and “No Fun Anymore”
Hanging Laundry Hanging laundry on the line like Ritchie Valens’ mother when she heard on the radio his plane went down and no survivors Hanging…
Cold Winter Hands Be Damned
It came down for three days, Leaving a snow as hardpacked and unyielding as rock salt, All furrowed and bare as a fallow kulak’s field. But the mail…
“Lollipoppin’,” “In Sight,” “Eve Takes Issue,” and “Goddess Lethe”
Lollipoppin' (solve for xxx) Big girl, little girl, good girl, bad… I throw twisted signals---lollipops and lips, candy-colored mouth and…
“Monologue of a Woman Whose Voice Breaks Like an Earthenware Void of Water” and “The Coastal Boy”
Monologue of a Woman Whose Voice Breaks Like an Earthenware Void of Water I. Perhaps, the beginning of my brokenness is when I start asking some…
“Barfly,” “Screaming in the Night,” and “Ovid Was a Gamma”
Barfly Who can fault a man for wanting to be stewed all day? walking through the backstory of other peoples lives watching them go to work and come…
