Michele McDannold
Author's posts
Mar 28
Black Deconstruction Paper by Chad M. Horn
BLACK DECONSTRUCTION PAPER I. piles to shred or burn evidence of what once was dated documents damning dead- end paper trails confiscated in Ex- raid II. misleading message words redacted, retracted censored sentiments love letters blotted-out- black erasure poem format III. potential pen pal edited my manuscript with black hi- lighter once a novel idea; …
Mar 27
New Orleans Bob at Tower Records by Greg Clary
New Orleans Bob at Tower Records We walked toward a man, mid-forties maybe, waving bills at passersby. His words blurred, his intention precise: a jazz journal. Not a record or CD, but something denser, a quarterly thick with modal theory, footnotes marching down the page. “I’m Bob”, he said, from a wheelchair. Needing nimble feet …
Mar 26
The American Standard is a Toilet in Wauseon, OH by Dan Denton
The American Standard is a Toilet in Wauseon, OH *American Standard Co. is number one in the United States for brand familiarity in toilets and bathroom accessories the American standard is a scripted wrestling match that is made only for entertainment purposes it’s a five-year-old headless hula girl still shaking her hips on the sun-faded …
Mar 25
Night Business by Alan Catlin
Night Business I used to intentionally piss off the hot heads Say things to the crazies only they could hear so when they freaked out the whole bar would be behind me for their going off on me for no apparent reason I used to throw guys out I didn’t like the look of jerk …
Mar 24
THE POLISH HAMMER POETRY CORNER: A Legacy of Rabbit Chasing by Karl Koweski
A Legacy of Rabbit Chasing I’ve always been fond of telling my co-workers “If you stand by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float on by.” Apparently, it’s an unattributable idiom. I suppose you could point to Sun Tzu or Confucius if you absolutely must take your crackerjack philosophy from the …
Mar 23
[fine] by Edward L. Canavan
[fine] hand to mouth day to day tightropes and loose ends claw-marked walls no big wins in this life-sized hole just an intermittent series of small victories and a million ways to continue holding on until it’s over. Edward L. Canavan is a Los Angeles based poet whose work has most recently appeared in Paper …
Mar 22
The Calm Logic of Bees by John Brantingham
The Calm Logic of Bees I like to memory myself into this field with the bee song that splashes open for me my youth, the drone back in the blackberry bushes where if you were small you would crouch and avoid the thorns and think about violence exploding the house right then. This is not …
Mar 21
Everyone wants to be a bartender by Alan Catlin
Everyone wants to be a bartender It must be a great life I’ll bet all the girls must proposition you You must overhear some great stories, some wild conversations I’ll bet all the waitresses are wild I hear they’re like nurses, hot and horny all the time It must be great to get all that …
Mar 20
This is Why I Danced Today by Dan Denton
This is Why I Danced Today when I woke up this morning my lungs were full of new air my eyes were able to see my ears heard and my hands were able to seize the moment and this is why I danced today my coffee was bold and hot and every time I poured …
Mar 19
State of Disunion Addressed by Chad M. Horn
STATE OF DISUNION ADDRESSED propaganda pulp media’s mind control mix big picture obscured divert/ distract strategy smoking mirrors, guns, pyres, flag king’s masquerade ball clandestine orchestration choreographed dance witnessed by We wallflowers ( ballroom under construction) Chad M. Horn, Beat Poet and Mixed- Media Artist, Kentucky
