I’ve followed the Eurovision Song Contestfor two of the seven decades since it aired throughout Europe. They try to keep politicsout of the contest and fail every time.Every! Single! Freaking! Time! In 1961, Jean Claude Pascal wrote a song coded in forbidden homosexual male love.This was the first win for Luxembourg. In 1965, France Gall … Continue reading Eurovision Poem
Poetry
If I Should Fall…
Don’t know if I can rely on you after all is said and done Nastiest things said to me have been exclaimed by you And no doubt you see me as scum for all the mistakes I’ve made and all the adversity I’ve faced throughout the duration of my adulthood If I should fall, I … Continue reading If I Should Fall…
New work from my good friend/fellow poet, Ghia Vitale
“Latency (Outbreak)” by Rick Christiansen
The tradition of the oppressed teaches us that the ‘state of emergency’ in which we live is not the exception but the rule.—Walter BenjaminIt never …“Latency (Outbreak)” by Rick Christiansen
Black Balloon Day 2026
https://videopress.com/v/vGFgfLWB?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Performance at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe (2023).
Grimoire 50% OFF!
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Transactional
I see how you operate Trying to be the nice guy Only to show your true face And only see others as Stepping stones for your Own success, abandoning What it truly means to Be a good friend The traumatic response for you Is being a people pleaser, but Then you became a manipulator You … Continue reading Transactional
Social Security (NYC Poetry Festival 2021)
Tobias Launch Party (2016)
Aesthetic (Ode to Flannel)
Written by Jacob Moses Autumn, when I come alive When flannel drapes me Serves as chainmail Against arctic air One with the winding wind I am the… Aesthetic (Ode to Flannel)
Jacob R. Moses 