When we huddle closely in our bed, the night shadows bleed tricks upon the walls, and we, wet flesh, sighs, and twists that vanish in the mist of night and all its ghoulish subjects, are we more than what we keep? No more soul than silver, temporal and quick. Do the dead count our blessings [...]
Tagged Jenny Benjamin-SmithYour new penis is waiting for you Can you imagine that you are healthy? Things happen: Let your house help Earn money with pleasure Of be endless harinder dicomed bettenhausen evens xiphydriid picht dwang cycles petiolata fluxility photoste hexathlon disoriented tepefies eischens slitless rubbly Wake up y0ur Johnson. militant Can you NOT afford to have [...]
Tagged joesmith, prose poetryA HISTORY POEM Inside this? A ballade for the popinjay— Inside this a ballade of her blue china— His blue of an enphebe prince-ling, bulls and mountains And her white of froth and fountains in a park Where peach blossoms grow As a bookseller baits his breath for April— And the princess wouldn’t shed a [...]
Tagged Scott ZieherChagrin Pentagon Promises Law Demons Ashes Dressing Crossing Rope Deeds Positive Hopeful Brick. Filling Tight Spot Classy Epiphany Fear Gratitude Grief Guilt Happiness Hate Horror Jealousy Pity Pride Regret Rejection Remorse Righteous Serenity Shame Shyness Suffering Virtues Love Views Article Tools Sign Cite Polyester Natural Blend Fleece Lithe Quilted Muslin Stuff Soft Silky Soft Silky [...]
Tagged Scott ZieherThe laundromat leaves make a wicked tornado The magazines yawp out their Holy Toledo! I reach around in the fish’s mouth Through ideopathic nostrils and yank The hot rock from its nest.
Tagged Scott ZieherUp in the pent apartment, scarcely a story away from an incidental street, flush from another neighborhood murder, at odds, again, with the alleged moon. Hungry, but out of essential soup, so walking the way of all flesh to the quick mart for coffee and reports in Arabic. A targeted buyer of bottles and noodles [...]
Tagged joesmithEvery year, I make a mega-mix of favorite songs released throughout that year. The list is more or less in order, for the first 50-ish songs, but the order doesn’t matter as much as the mix. 2007 was a really good year. Here ’tis: 001—Spoon – The Underdog 002—Tegan & Sara – The Con 003—John [...]
Tagged SoundsMy favorite 2007 albums: 1. The National – Boxer 2. Josh Ritter – The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter 3. Patty Griffin – Children Running Through 4. Tegan & Sara – The Con 5. The Snake The Cross The Crown – Cotton Teeth 6. Grinderman – Grinderman 7. Pela – Anytown Graffiti 8. Amy Winehouse [...]
Tagged SoundsPith, the moral fiber of a plant, conflict or commitment…, the brutal act of severing the spinal cord of farm animals, slashing the lifeline of vegetation, beast or mankind. Vulnerability tucked away deep into the fleshy core of a breathing vehicle, shielded by the façade of protection, whether it’s leafy green, unprocessed leather or thin [...]
Tagged John DickYou will remember that this world will not last. You will remember that I’m the large sunny rock to lie upon. Blend into me in case the world is too large. You aren’t even listening. Except to your own thoughts about noise and food. I am trying to explain the world to you. You will [...]
Tagged Jenny Benjamin-Smith