Not Quite Nostalgia (new essay)
Probably the most personal thing I’ll publish for a very long time, written a few years ago: To save a … Continue Reading Not Quite Nostalgia (new essay)
“Albert Einstein” – New Poem at the Jewish Literary Journal
Many thanks to editor Aaron Berkowitz, who just published my poem about Albert Einstein in The Jewish Literary Journal. Check … Continue Reading “Albert Einstein” – New Poem at the Jewish Literary Journal
Isis in Old Age (story)
Originally published at Bold+Italic It was one of those across the room things, even though the women were both old … Continue Reading Isis in Old Age (story)
“Caedmon Comes to Singing” – new poem at Londongrip
Many thanks to Michael Bartholomew-Biggs, for publishing my poem “Caedmon Comes to Singing” in the new issue of Londongrip. Many … Continue Reading “Caedmon Comes to Singing” – new poem at Londongrip
Poems from Columbine: “The Mother”
The Mother at the Salon She was at the salon hours after another mother sat in the same seat: a … Continue Reading Poems from Columbine: “The Mother”
Poems from Columbine: “Infatuation”
Infatuation She’d be nearing middle age by now, the girl all over Dylan’s journal whose name the books all black … Continue Reading Poems from Columbine: “Infatuation”
Nero & His Mother (poem)
Nero & His Mother I arranged to have her murdered at sea but she just swam to shore as the … Continue Reading Nero & His Mother (poem)
Fire Houses (poem)
If forced to choose a favorite short poem of mine, one that brings together nearly everything I’m interested in, it … Continue Reading Fire Houses (poem)
The Sun Sets into the Sea (poem)
The Sun Sets into the Sea The sun sets into the sea with a hiss and rises with … Continue Reading The Sun Sets into the Sea (poem)
When On High, When I Also Saw the Deep (poem)
Originally published at Isacoustic When On High, When I Also Saw the Deep I. When I also saw the deep … Continue Reading When On High, When I Also Saw the Deep (poem)
Missing Child (poem)
Missing Child The sound of them woke me in the morning, feet kicking up careful spirals of leaves and lean, … Continue Reading Missing Child (poem)
Daedalus & Icarus (poem)
Daedalus & Icarus The old craftsman came to Cumae after a long life of art and flight, love and theft, … Continue Reading Daedalus & Icarus (poem)
A Disciple of Pythagoras Wins a Chariot Race (poem)
A Disciple of Pythagoras Wins a Chariot Race Some oil there in the dirt, some spices gathered into the shape … Continue Reading A Disciple of Pythagoras Wins a Chariot Race (poem)
Odin & Baldr (poem)
Odin & Baldr The High One heard the lowest prophecy: already riddled with the worst of dreams, his boy Baldr … Continue Reading Odin & Baldr (poem)
Kafka’s Sisters & The Remains of Old Yeats (2 poems)
Kafka’s Sisters With thanks I was tubercular and dead by early summer nineteen twenty-four, long in the grave with my … Continue Reading Kafka’s Sisters & The Remains of Old Yeats (2 poems)
Unfinished Michelangelo (poem)
Unfinished Michelangelo The impossible bodies of apostles, messiahs and slaves, statues that couldn’t have stood had he finished them, faces … Continue Reading Unfinished Michelangelo (poem)
