“The Crows at Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde, AZ,” “Absent Thought,” “April Storm,” and “The Darkness of Our Love”

The Crows at Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde, AZ There is something that compels on this vast, wildfire-wasted vista. A sense of permanence pervades the…


“And Went Into a Person House,” “White, Red, Black,” “Life Review,” and “Bush Block”

And Went Into a Person House Eyes appropriated from peacock feathers Swirling with all these items Half a boy’s body and half good And derelict of…


“Marked,” “Bergman’s Truth,” “Ex Machina,” and Other Poems

Marked The first tattoo was a death head stitched into my left ass cheek after I had sex in a graveyard. Number two came after a binge a few years…


Five Poems by Simon Perchik

Untitled No, it’s about the sun and a sore that opens :every morning is already swollen, weak, clouded over wobbling from some near-by breeze…


“Clean,” “Prophecy,” “Runes,” and “Flames”

Clean I want to be clean again Bones carved from cherry wood Blushing as he looks right through me I am angry at feeling so much love I wish you…


“Felix,” “A Beautiful Day in Quarantine,” “Thinking of You,” and Other Poems

Felix There’s a sex shop a few blocks over. I told her I had a surprise for her when she came over tonight. Earlier today I bought her a tail and a…


“She’ll Cross That Street When She Comes to It,” “On Reprobation,” and “I Wish”

She'll Cross That Street When She Comes to It Crossing bridges never figured in for her; they were always burnt before she got there, but she’s a…


With Light and Dust: “Fire Hydrant” (Excerpt)

translated by Xi Nan XVI. I can’t see my Life Woke up in the morning And saw my room Most of the time I stay inside Occasionally go out Wherever I……


With Light and Dust: “1303” (Excerpt)

I. Apartment This is the 18th day I stay in 1303 I’ve already stayed in turn Room 4, 2, and 3 Room 4 is relatively small Might be the original second…


Christ and the Devil

I can see the cross with the white flesh of Jesus I can see his blue eyes looking to the heavens I can see his body burning with the spirit as the…