from humble beginning ( Read more... )

one

I was not born from the sea,

or near it even,

but from the dirt

where bike tires lay tracks

on the back road summers

and from where the violets bruise

the hillsides.

this is where

I have learned first of ( Read more... )

at 16, she has
..........a string of
....blackseashell-rosary
.....for eyes
.and they pray
without end.

.....the beads are small
.........worlds
.............around her
...........neck.
......4-7-4

feel this fucking air ( Read more... )

well, it has been hard to have time to collect my thoughts on the page ( Read more... )

Yevgeny Yevtushenko ( Read more... )

Weddings ( Read more... )

pardon me if my hair's a mess
but it might be cause my mind's a wreck

the reading last night was hot hot hot. everyone in st. louis had so much fucking energy and love to give ( Read more... )

i am very sad to say that angela's mother was hit by a drunk driver last night. she is in stable condition but still could use any thoughts and/or prayers to help her through this time ( Read more... )