https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DBP9OWIyB0 Why are you so petrified of silence? I'm not gonna fade as soon as you close your eyes. I'm doing this for your own damn good. I'm brave but I'm chicken shit. You scan the credits for your name and wonder why it's not there. We all had delusions in our heads. Wait until … Continue reading Alanis’ Jagged Little Cento
Poetry
March of the Amethyst Camel
From the Quran: “Do they never reflect on the camels and how they were created, and on the sky, how it is raised aloft, and on the mountains, how they are firmly set up, and on the earth, how it is spread out?” (88: 17-20) Upon your backYou carry the burdenOf admiration and kindness Adorned … Continue reading March of the Amethyst Camel
Performance from Recovery Poetry
“Grimoire” by Jacob R. Moses
This is the cover of my first full-length poetry book under Jacob R. Moses. The title of the book is “Grimoire.” For those unfamiliar with the word, it’s a book of spells used by magicians of all varieties (wizards, witches, etc). I doubt you will turn into frogs when you read this book, but biodiversity … Continue reading “Grimoire” by Jacob R. Moses
Please Show Your Process (After Gertrude Stein)
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Golden ratioOne minus square root of five divided by two1 – sq rt. 5/2One less derivation, primarily divided duplicates 1.001111000110111011One point…NoNo one one wonOne?No noNo one wonNo one won one!No!One won? Is this a product or of sci-fi?Or a dividend of psi phi?Nope, just phiThe phIDie phiDefy One plus one … Continue reading Please Show Your Process (After Gertrude Stein)
Landmark of Light
Upon a boatone can survey themerging of memoriesprojected upon the backdropof a skyline marred by fear One canspot the wallopening upas it separatesinto a gatewayfor the healingof broken hearts Knowing that it’s beentwo decadessince we kept rememberingwhere we were that daywhen lower Manhattanbecame a metropolis of ghosts Knowing that it’s beentwo decadessince we rememberedin spite … Continue reading Landmark of Light
Inscribed
Will I be inscribedMy name bound within His listSignature intricate with the loops of my initials A few minutes agoMy feet were planted firmYet my spirit fell on its kneesAs I read the KaddishWithin a crimson log of transliterated prayers As I still stand hereI think of all the people I've lostAnd the people I … Continue reading Inscribed
“Ghetto Shakespearean Zombie” by Kristen Marie Boyle
The following poem was written by a former student of mine when I was teaching a poetry class online. If I remember correctly, the theme of this assignment was enjambment. For those unfamiliar with the term, enjambment is the strategic breaking up of lines to create suspense. I have since resigned my duties on the … Continue reading “Ghetto Shakespearean Zombie” by Kristen Marie Boyle
“Tobias”
I released "Tobias" 5 years ago today. Very happy! http://www.amazon.com/dp/1532372906/ref=cm_sw_r_oth_api_glt_fabc_NFVNSAYAAM7ZP4EVWVKW
Jacob R. Moses 