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Poems, etc.

In a Mexican prison reading Tolstoy

Posted Wednesday, November 14, 2012

The prince mused on the nothingness of greatness on the nothingness of a life no…

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Halloween before the election, two poems

Posted Thursday, November 1, 2012

What can we say to Confucius who says if what’s said is not meant then…

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What we all want

Posted Monday, October 29, 2012

Inside all day. Rosalie’s gone to monastery. Most mornings yellow makes the air look new

In praise of firing squads, and one more

Posted Sunday, October 28, 2012

All the men and women who stood freezing or sweating tied to poles, trees or…

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On a Cliff with You, and more

Posted Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Ever notice how the smallest words uttered between lovers are attached to boulders