Issue I

Man-made his god  Prayer for the World “Let the rain come and wash away the ancient grudges and the bitter […]

Seated It’s how he saw them How he painted their portraits Watched them walk, creaking, stiff Not really going anywhere

Crouch grass No one likes us. We don’t care . We’re the crouch grass army And we’ll grow anywhere! You

Keeping a five-year-old entertained on a 65-degree Easter Afternoon  Bouncing bunny, all springs, small anticipation,  hiding eggs with kindergarten grace, 

Night Sweats Jewish graves desecrated. Dogs and other animals eating the corpses. Not everything is a metaphor for something else.

Ball is Round Damn cold air woke me up this morning.  The wind blew so hard, my cardboard mat started

She Had her bright face — still, the light shined behind her in that purfle. I contacted her face &

Change of Venue  At first, Lance’s biggest worry was that he would be late, that his plane would not land

With A Calendar In Fading Light I Remember Amiri Baraka If we are bound to each other it’s by a

Bagatelle In A-Major When I was ten my mother drove me to piano lessons every Wednesday. My piano teacher was