The air has mass. We breathe in a thickness made weighty by the acicular words that roil and topple, and the black rags of loathing snap, and multitudes of wretched screaming mouths wrest what light there was from the eyes of the hopeful, wrapping it in hate, in sotted shadows, dimity nylon masks that stretch …
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Today I wanted to give a shout out to The Unsung Masters Series, which brings forgotten poets to a whole new audience. The most recent volume is about Bert Meyers (1928-1979), a poet new to me. Edited by Dana Levin and Adele Williams, the book reprints poems from Meyers’ out-of-print volumes alongside commentary by critics,…
The Mickey Mouse mitten on the arid, Lonely rise pierces the eyes. Long search Frustrated, requited on this savannah. I Stand in somber requiem before the Disney Knitwear. Mickey’s plastic face on the palm Stares wide empty eyes over a welcome smile, Overwrought, an unctuous bridge to a magic Castle. The sparse remains of a…
on a rock turtle on turtle bask in the sun More at https://twitter.com/Haikuintraining. The post Turtle | Nancy May appeared first on Best Poetry. Go to Source Author: Best Poetry Online
The artist painted them.Then they disappeared.Only the canvas remainedwith the last time they were seen. When called in for questioning,refused to talk.Just painted curtainsas a signed statement. The tabloid headline read‘Serial killer painted them, then curtains.’A court artist drewthe artist after sentencing. Go to Source Author: aprettykettleofpoetry
________________________________________________________________ This Is a Song for the Good Girl (Or the Lonely) I draw a black band on my arm with Sharpie Mourn for America they say Say! Say Mami with the braids. I like ’em short! My mom is the only number in my Recents…
You of the golden hair beautiful sometimes sour expression lead me past the land mines of the heart smile your half smile upon me. The post Golden Hair | Tempest Brew appeared first on Best Poetry. Go to Source Author: Best Poetry Online
