This is a poem written to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante (2021).
Inferno’s Frozen Circle
Tag: death
The World is Broken
The increasing gun violence in America and the world. Teenagers with guns shooting other children.
Taps – The Final Salute
My brother’s military funeral in the pouring rain.
Hug me in my dream
In my memory,
Your lips mother never touched my dimpled face
The Voice of Truth
About Shireen Abu Aqla the Palestinian reporter.
Latchkey Girl
A love affair between mathematics and cinema is created by a beautiful, young heart!
The Fourth One
The first one said, “You should agree, bro. We need one more man in the crew, to finish the project tomorrow.”
Poets Die (V2)
Why do poets die; linger in youth addicted to death.
Living is also about Learning to Die
Learning to die is the beginning of living.
The Carnival
Rowan McArthur has always wanted to run his own carnival to delight and frighten his small village. He will give anything to have it.
My Call
My Call is about a predator who uses a phone call to terrify and capture a victim.
Memories
A poem about the things we remember and those we forget.
Bastard
Two girls took another girl to the woods
Sand and Ash
Desert winds whip up memories of unrequited love and a reunion for a young woman.
House Arrest
The Past seemed as real or more than whatever thin present showed its face.
The Making of a Martyr: George Floyd & the Cycle of History
Locations and contexts of sub-human brutalities.