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For my favorite old man on a particular occasion, this one
The Lamentation of the Old PensionerAlthough I shelter from the rain ( Read more... ) -
One more for Varanus
Because it's your birthday and once you read it I think you'll recognize the same thing I did.
The Man Moves EarthThe man moves earth ( Read more... ) -
For Varanus, Mr Terrance Hayes again
Just listen to this. Others likely to follow. -
Nearly foiled by time's fleet feet (for Varanus)
Lighthead's Guide to the Galaxy( Read more... ) -
We called it Touch.
Been reading Terrance Hayes again, and I found out that he put out another collection which seems to be always checked out from the local library so I'll probably order it from my local bookstore soon.
The following poem is from an earlier collection of his called Hip Logic.
TouchWe made our own laws ( Read more... ) -
I'm missing Pittsburgh today
When I miss a place, I think of the things I experienced for the first time there. Pittsburgh is where I first heard and read the poems of Terrance Hayes. He was a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh at that point, and he visited the creative writing workshop I participated in one summer during high school ( Read more... ) -
To Varanus, on the occasion of your 34th
mr youse needn't be so spry
concernin questions arty
each has his own tastes but as for i
i likes a certain party
gimme the he-man's solid bliss
for youse ideas i'll match youse
a pretty girl who naked is
is worth a million statues
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Unsent letter #367
Dear Fratty McFishface:
Don't you dare smirk at me and the stack of library books I have tucked under my arm. Yes, I'm standing in line alone at the liquor store.
But when I get home tonight, I get to take this fine bottle of Gewurtztraminer and both John (dos Passos) and Richard (Price) to bed with me TOGETHER.
Suck on that.
arlan b -
verdict
Am still processing yesterday's verdict. More and more Oscar Grant is becoming a symbol. While that is inevitable and speaks to the larger issues around racism, police violence, and what it means to actually be valued in this society, I find myself mostly wondering about how Grant's family is dealing with all of this, especially his daughter. Is ( Read more... )