Poetry

Making sense of life -and death; Or die trying, anyway!

We think of death as merely the opposite of life and in a fundamental and…

Venerable August and its captives

August – named after Roman emperor Augustus Caesar – with its loaded name arrives carrying…

Out of The Blue

What did Virgo’s stars portend? A prophecy of place and time, a raison d’être. On…

Avant-garde

Yer’d think dat some great folks done come Like Linctom, Grant and Douglas wuz, Er…

WOLF CAME TO ME, ONCE

Wolf came to me, once. I thought about Faust. “My perception creates my forest,” said…

Idea

Ideas lie dormant, A pensive reflection, they are. Inside the cave of fortune Broken like…

Chasing the trail of endings

Oh, Children of War! “I want to read something to you. I will translate.” Salam…

Comfort(able)

I want to get the fuck out of this bodily prison. U   N  …

IF I SPEAK IN THE TONGUES OF MEN

“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love,…

2:46 a.m. Chicago

It starts with a bang a 21 year old a 13 year old 8 shots…

Who’s Boss?

The entire family were crammed into the room. Not a vacant spot could be found.…

Displacement

Don’t assume that I am grateful to be here Six Asian women shot left for…

Can the Biden Administration’s Immigration Policy Reignite America’s Innovation Engine?

The pandemic-driven shelter-in-place orders American must live with today and for the foreseeable future have…

A Series of Letters to America During a Most Tumultuous Time

America, Why’d You Lie to Me? America, I have loved you since the day I…

lotus flower

while shopping for toys & stuffed horses for our young nieces, we come across a…