Category: No Time for Poetry but Exactly What Is

“So Don’t Flip”*

When it comes to righteous indignation She makes Arundhati Roy seem timid At a public reading of The Book of Mev I made sure she read last reading aloud the last chapter To mark the…

Today is Saturday

Once bought a pair of shorts online Received Cabela’s email this morning Subject Line reads: “This Week’s Guns and Ammo” Then “Save up to $50” “Intuitive, ergonomic handling” “Compact and lightweight For easy all-day carry”…

Today is Saturday

Once bought a pair of shorts online Received Cabela’s email this morning Subject Line reads: “This Week’s Guns and Ammo” Then “Save up to $50” “Intuitive, ergonomic handling” “Compact and lightweight For easy all-day carry”…

Notice What You Notice

Laura Bronstein came over to my home To drop something off from Henry (He wasn’t able to get out much anymore And he was gradually accepting help) Laura noticed one of my shelves in particular…

Waiting in Line To Order an Espresso

I overheard Sylvie Smith ask Emma Wong “What’s up, haven’t seen you on Snapchat?” “Yeah, I haven’t looked at  Snapchat In three weeks” Sylvie looked horrified “THREE WEEKS?!!! What’s going on with you?” “Just into…

For All My Friends Who Are Free Spirits

“What is now proved was once only imagin’d.” –William Blake Free Spirits desire the emancipation of all humankind Free Spirits conceive a habitable, harmonian world Free Spirits know that no revolution has gone far enough…

He’s a Work-in-Progress

Perry You said I could share anything with you. Here’s my attempt with Metta. Joel   May Albert Schlie be full of Metta. May he be well. May he know Joy. That hypocritical fuck. –from…

The Audacity of Impunity

Dear Carla and Perry Some thoughts for you Cal A few weeks before in took office Barack Obama said No one is above the law. But once he was in office Bush and Company Were…