The Vernacular
“…Meets Girl”
When I see her, I know that my entire life is one simple story: Boy meets girl. It’s one that’s been told plenty of times, but I think mine is special. Not...
A Fable, or A Short, Moralizing Story about Animals
Once upon a time there were a number of animals in a setting appropriate to the species of the animals present. One animal, the Exemplary Animal, embodied a set...
The Norton Victorian Period Introduction Abridged
Victoria the Queen was so moral Her writers wrote rhymes quite unfloral No longer reflective But rather socially attentive
Metathingal Poem
In thinking about Frank O’Hara Why would he push me so, telling me to scribble as if at gun-point, or at knife-edge, or at razor’s blade?
Fathers of the Nephilim(1): a Theological Sonnet
Like things of clay, the sons of God did cave upon the sight of the daughters of men; their fairness lowered angels down to knaves; against the flesh, divines could...
Smokey Rain
Your sweatshirt smelled of smoky rain. I was thinking of how often I had rested my head on that exact place on your chest. Your candid expression when you looked...
Noon on the Day We Left Each Other
(Part 1) Oh, my Dear I feel as if I am falling so fast- Hurtling faster than gravity could, should pull… Can you feel it?
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