billy says he misses poetry mentors and I tell him, my dude, we’ve always been old. we’ve all opened for six degrees of saul williams, all had a cigarette outside of the venue next to the mighty mos def, we all ate pizza with sage francis. we passed out flyers at the other venues, we …
When her friend showed up to the bar because she didn’t want to be home alone celebrating, I should have taken that as my chance to leave. But only a couple sips into my second martini, I decided to stay. As the red checks began to fill the screen in the Southern States, out-pacing Hillary, …
Upgrading to a new mobile can be an exciting process, but it’s also an experience rife with potential pitfalls. As eager as many of us are to shake off the frustrations of our older devices, the evolution of mobiles is often so rapid that newer tech can leave us scratching our heads. In the years …
A recent conversation with a friend brought up the subject of why we die or, to put it another way, why we must and should die. No, this is not an invocation to mass suicide. Before alarming anyone, let me explain. I was commenting on the fact that the world around me is growing increasingly …
A few notes about this new video art piece/poem, Reversal of Birth: My mother delivers the central line in my poem: “You’re not like all the other boys. Do you know that? What’s wrong with you?” It’s not uncommon for parents to curse their children, either directly or in subtle, subterfuge, and in often unknowing …
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