Author Archives
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You know, we float better in salt water
In the 1980s I heard that a psychotherapist had said to a patient In tears, on the verge of a nervous breakdown – feeling better grounded Would take time; it would be like turning an ocean liner around. I… Read More ›
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Uneager reader and undaunted poet talk
“I’m sorry, but I don’t get it.” “What don’t you get?” “Well, this line.” “This one right here?” “For instance.” “What don’t you get about it?” “What it means!” “What do you think it means?” “I have no idea.” “Well,… Read More ›
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the wedge of her nose quite rightfully assumed
Or, Six short poems, five women & the Alps Below are several poems about different women, real or imagined, and about the Alps. The poems were drafted very early one morning after taking a train over the Alps from Geneva… Read More ›
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March Madness is as Good a Name as Any
An ungainly giant basketballer To score must best a man yet taller. In such a crisis could he feel – like the More upward-looking and oft-blocked we, Of dunking celebrity long relieved – A scruffy bush ’neath pointy trees? … Read More ›
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Mani-Pedi, The (Christian) Poem
Or, Thoughts after passing a neighborhood nail salon busy, busy on a rainy Sunday evening The only recognized purpose of marriage was to beget children for the service of the Party. Sexual intercourse was to be looked on as… Read More ›
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Perhaps rebellion keeps a boy warm
God, in His infinite wisdom Has invented so many things Like coats, sweaters and umbrellas To keep my dear son warm and dry And buds for cellphones so that I Might not hear every word that strangers’ Mothers say… Read More ›
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Sombreros Vaqueros, Torn Jeans, Museums, Blowfish (Short Poems)
Sombreros Vaqueros I would not say to any of the men in the YMCA locker-room Who in the afternoon sit on stools or in old armchairs, watching TV: “You know you could be reading a book.” I think of… Read More ›
