Grace
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“Grace” by Joy Harjo
Learned about Joy Harjo the same way I learned about most of the poets I read in my twenties – through my creative writing class. So for the twentieth poem, I have chosen “Grace” by Joy Harjo. Please enjoy. More Joy Harjo Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems How We Became Human: New and Selected Continue reading
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“Between the heaves of storm”
Two voices have now made my head their home. The first is Donovan, a character I played with in the past. He’s gone from drug dealer to killer to something darker. Think Dexter without the code. The second acts as a romantic conscience. Oddly, she didn’t take the form of Grace, as she’s played my Continue reading
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“…holding hands with Eloise…”
And I can’t compete with all you talk about, You’re so informed. Yet, you talk like a lout, you say Yo la Tengo like you’re selling perfume Like a brand new scent for modern men Invented by cartoons. Why must I be the pessimistic romantic? I see the end of a relationship before it starts. Continue reading
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Spree
I don’t drink, but I’m one angry drunk. Someone once told me that drinking is a lot like not getting enough sleep. Sleep deprivation can bring out the same demons that alcohol can, only it’s less fun (which, I believe, is a matter of opinion). Take for example, I want to believe that I had Continue reading
Chapin City Blues 