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Better Luck Next Year

Cancer is a rare and still scandalous subject for poetry; and it seems unimaginable to aestheticize the disease. -Susan Sontag from Illness as Metaphor   Cancer poems, meet the whole world. Whole world, meet the cancer poems. Low Ghost Press. Out July 23rd. It’s a limited edition 100 copy run. I’m eternally grateful to Kris… Continue reading Better Luck Next Year

Where the Fuck Did May Go?*

*Yes it’s a David Bowie reference. Yes, I’m still upset. Leave me alone. We must always work, and a self-respecting artist must not fold his hands on the pretext that he is not in the mood. If we wait for the mood, without endeavoring to meet it half-way, we easily become indolent and apathetic. We… Continue reading Where the Fuck Did May Go?*

Let’s All Go Down To The River and See What We Find

Bruce Springsteen opened his show last Saturday at the Barclays Center with Purple Rain. He walked on stage, bathed the audience in a sea of purple light, said absolutely nothing and just started singing. It was a beautiful tribute to a legend lost too young. Forever Prince. And then he said: “We’d like to dedicate… Continue reading Let’s All Go Down To The River and See What We Find

Bosch to Banksy: Amsterdam/Brussels/Bruges

Hello kids. I’m back. Before we dive into the traveling story, I’ve got many thanks to give. First off, thanks to Dead Snakes for giving these poems a home. And to Hobo Camp Review for taking these (none of which are about cancer, surprise, surprise) and to Your One Phone Call for taking Morning Commute. In… Continue reading Bosch to Banksy: Amsterdam/Brussels/Bruges

At Least We Didn’t Get Arrested: Attending the Anti-Trump Rally in NYC

So before we get into the story of how I almost got arrested this weekend, I have a couple quick writing thank yous to share. First off, thanks to Clockwise Cat for accepting this poem, New Strange Life, for the David Bowie tribute issue. Always an honor to be included. And to Boyslut for taking… Continue reading At Least We Didn’t Get Arrested: Attending the Anti-Trump Rally in NYC