Fourth of July 2014
God did bless America! With Daniel Ellsberg Chelsea Manning & Edward Snowden America, land of these three free America, home of these three brave
Category: No Time for Poetry but Exactly What Is
The Way It Didn’t Turn Out
When the Roman pontiff Stood at the Bethlehem Wall All he had to do was summon The courage and compassion To afflict the comfortable And comfort the afflicted And say “Palestine must be free”
So You Went Out on a Date and …
He didn’t ask you to recite one of your favorite poems? She shakes her head He didn’t ask you to recite one of your own poems? “Nope” Didn’t he Google you, come across your blog?…
The Things People Say
for CMB He (well-meaning, sixty-something): You need to hurry up and get a boyfriend, there’s only a few years left for you to have babies, so you need to get moving, go to church, say…
Hold It All
Hold it all The sun blasting away and the clouds offering respite June 1968 and July 1988 The nights I used to work at the Bristol Bar and Grill and the mornings Sara Wall worked…
SPOKEN WORD DHARMA
Dear Cristina It’s not that I wish you The affliction of Fame But after seeing Remi Kanazi last night I thought of you Going on the road Doing SPOKEN WORD DHARMA Before small groups and…
Mick and Fyodor at the Russian Tea Room (“Just Wanna See His Face”)
“We loved your novel on the Brothers In the early-70s Keith himself musta read it three times He wouldn’t shut up about it” “This pleases me!” “Yeah, he mostly loved Mitya But he was also…
Going and Returning, Receiving and Giving
for Linsey Dieckmeyer 1. Richard Alpert went to India. He entered a whole other world. Grace came knocking at the door, And was looking for Richard. Neem Karoli Baba met him face to face. He…
Just Say Thanks?
1. On last year’s Memorial Day The Cardinals played the Royals And to show their gratitude For the soldiers who died in one war or another The players wore camouflage Instead of their regular uniforms…
BOMO
Lecture by one of the septuagenarian luminaries of liberation theology The unforeseen, ultra-disturbing developments in House of Cards Spiff gala after the Oaks on May 2 The renowned pianist sponsored by one of our generous…