Category Archives: Poetry

THE EXILE’S POEM by Ezra Pound

May 15, 2025 – 8:55 am

Way back in the last century Ezra Pound stumbled on the writings of a 19th Century scholar of Asian Art, Ernest Fenollosa. The historian came from Salem and after graduated from Harvard traveled to Japan with the Orientalist and naturalist Edward Sylvester Morse, who developed a great love for ceramics during his stay at Tokyo’s […]

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Young Girls Dance Forever

May 5, 2025 – 2:31 pm

I’m out to Montauk this weekend, basically until the end of the summer with potential ventures afar to Europe, Africa, and the Orient. Billie says the young people, ie Gwen his daughter and her beau are due tomorrow. Coming in for LA to be New York artists. They are renting a apartment on on Dean […]

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COVID Plus 4

April 13, 2025 – 1:35 am

Four years ago April 21, 2020 No planes In the sky No people On Vanderbilt Avenue Me Alone Same today April 21 2024 Afternoon Cold Gray clouds A pale silver sun Over a bankrupt luxury condo A few people on the sidewalk. Four years ago None Me Out for a walk Alone Today alone Although […]

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Liege Lost 2011

April 9, 2025 – 4:54 pm

Luxembourg bound From Oxford The Ambassador behind the wheel A Porsche Boxer 140 kph Arrive Folkestone Late Well past Midnight___ Wait In the car park Board the car-train Chunnel To Pas De Calais Night Northern France On the Autoroute___ The Ambassador behind the wheel The Porsche fast 180kph Alice loves speed___ Moi Un passenger Le […]

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Tough Guy – Myrtle Avenue

April 7, 2025 – 10:00 am

One walking back From buying a Newport loosie On Myrtle across from the park Smoking slow Walking slower A bald black man muscular His fit dog dropped to his belly__ “I know how you feel.” I say to dog His man “Shut the fuck up, honky.” “I ain’t the type to shut up, Plus I […]

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