Fraction
One day, my heart will stop beating. (not everything is a joke)
-Jimmy Kimmel in a tweet on January 13, 2012
There will be a world with no...
Posted December 29, 2011 | 12/29/11 12:05 PM ET
Long Time No See
When was it that
we last saw one
another.
We use our whole
conversation to
uncover when,
picking through
events and dates,
eliminating
the...
Posted November 17, 2011 | 11/17/11 06:14 PM ET
We Look for Migration
For months now,
I notice what seem
to be leaves floating
and flapping in the air
over the freeway, above
my windshield and car.
Posted October 10, 2011 | 10/10/11 11:03 PM ET
As a poet, I naturally find words, sounds, images, and phrases inspiring. Equally, I adore technology, and how it allows me to further play with pace, tone, and concept. I often make video poems, and thought I'd share one with you this week. When I created this video poem, "Light...
Posted August 31, 2011 | 08/31/11 01:28 PM ET
From Scratch
Trust the road to hold the car,
the signs to gesture honestly
and without malice. Trust
that a mile on your odometer
means a mile behind you,
...
Posted July 27, 2011 | 07/27/11 12:20 PM ET
After After
After after, there is
always more, another
after and another
sewn together, leaving
like the train trailing
behind the bride's
wedding gown and
dragging across...
Posted July 5, 2011 | 07/05/11 08:32 PM ET
Ghost Stories
Because fire coaxes the carbon from wood
and releases it back to the atmosphere,
we gather around it and watch.
It is our favorite kind of destruction, contained,
...
Posted June 20, 2011 | 06/20/11 05:14 PM ET
Lorem Ipsum
To see design more clearly, sprinkle tormented
gibberish across the page, flouring a counter top
so dough can be flattened without sticking.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur,
Posted May 25, 2011 | 05/25/11 01:49 PM ET
All the Apathetic Monsters
Arms extended limply. Back and shoulders
drooping. Once you die and come back,
you weigh more. Mobility is challenging.
Time flows around you, torrential,
and...
Posted May 12, 2011 | 05/12/11 01:11 PM ET
The Shore
Here, look at their bodies. Even clothed,
their skin is near to the surface, JWoww's
powerful breasts, Mike's self-exposed
abs. Every part is eventually eased out
for us to see by...
Posted April 25, 2011 | 04/25/11 11:44 AM ET
Smithereens:
All along the curb, people in pajamas
peering into parked cars,
the front passenger windows of ten cars
smashed in. What tool did they choose
to shatter the glass, a hammer,
a baseball bat. What kept us all...
Posted February 13, 2012 | 02/13/12 06:13 PM ET