Saturday, July 20, 2013

the loneliest hitchhiker, part 2

for part 1 click here



i had a good time in jail
my longing was indistinguishable from loneliness
the apotheosis of all emergency exits

better tuned to cosmic vibrations
a framed diploma was my only ornament
then i began to feel angry

a framed diploma was my only ornament
at the same time i felt it was ridiculous
bodacious white-capped nurses were seated in the waiting room

with their noses in the air
better tuned to cosmic vibrations
thinking they were better than other people

the guys in jail were great
but i began to feel angry
at the fat-ass nurses in the dispensary

right beside the emergency exits
hold on when we went around the curves
and i got real mad

instead of some romantic poetry
better tuned to cosmic vibrations
a longing which was indistinguishable from loneliness

just a great bunch of guys

"breaking up that old gang of mine"

always with that smirk on their faces

a framed diploma prominently on the wall
i wanted to laugh
hold on when we went around the curves

sources: the american, by henry james; washington square, by henry james; babbitt, by sinclair lewis; look homeward, angel, by thomas wolfe; they shoot horses, don't they, by horace mccoy; on the road, by jack kerouac; i, the jury, by mickey spillane; the men's club, by leonard michaels; superior women, by alice adams; run, by ann patchett; richard yates, by tao lin

Thursday, July 18, 2013

kiss the screws goodbye, part 2: kiss america goodbye

for part 1 click here




one of the beautiful, the most beautiful things
she had a date with destiny
because she was one of the beautiful things

cold indeed must be the hearts
that blanched as they turned away
sprawled across the sidewalk

having lost much of her ancient consequence and grandeur
following kick after kick in quick succession
she could always get a date

i don't like nosey people
blanched as she turned away
it offends my delicacy, perhaps even my vanity

make clear to all who and what she was
dying out in this fatal atmosphere
she turned pale as she beheld him

shaking him down for his share of the loot
he turned pale with rage
because he had a date with death

goading him into greater brutishness
dying out in the unwelcome atmosphere
he could always get a date

cold indeed must have been his heart
making clear to all who and what she was
he positively reveled in his brutishness

frisking him for the loot
lost much of its ancient consequence and grandeur
i never did like nosey people


sources: the heroic slave, by frederick douglas;
clotel, by william wells brown;
our nig, by harriet e wilson;
ten nights in a bar-room, by t s arthur;
the turn of the screw, by henry james;
the golden bowl, by henry james;
sister carrie, by theodore dreiser;
an american tragedy, by theodore dreiser;
the wedding, by dorothy west;
no pockets in a shroud, by horace mccoy;
kiss tomorrow goodbye, by horace mccoy;
my gun is quick, by mickey spillane;
the big kill, by mickey spillane



Sunday, July 14, 2013

these pointless things, part 2

for part 1, click here




in some unknown and pitch-black chasm of despair
the person he had seen on times square
what a beastly lover he must have made

with her dark green eyes and her upturned nose
she claimed to be eighteen and fooled him completely
with the glittering purple sheen of her lipstick


if you want to get rich overnight
with notes on that book about suicide
some laughing and pitch-black chasms of despair

an angel would hover over them
with their pale blue eyes and runny noses
and the angels would laugh and sigh

because they wanted to get rich overnight
and didn't want me around
making strange beastly noises

i was the person they had seen in times square
lurking outside the automat
caressing the world with my pale green eyes

and taking notes on the suicidal persons
running from their beastly demon lovers
who claimed to be eighteen and work for the police

but were only hanging out in times square
noticing all the pointless little things
in the flickering pitch-black chasms of despair

which finally affected even the hovering angels

"who gave you the right to laugh at me?"

he stayed away from the restaurant

sources: too late for tears, by roy huggins; escape, by ethel vance; vengeance is mine, by mickey spillane; kiss me, deadly, by mickey spillane; waltz into darkness, by cornell woolrich; city of night, by john rechy; the price of salt, by patricia highsmith; highsmith - a romance of the 1950s, by marijane meaker; the farther shore, by robert m coates; the beautiful room is empty, by edmund white; the dust of suns, by raymond roussel; the mountain lion, by jean stafford; boston adventure, by jean stafford



Sunday, July 7, 2013

source of conflict

a found poem




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receipt againѕt thiѕ invoicе.
Outsouгcing is preѕent

іn 14 business countrіеs
including ѕeven 
that aгe not addrеsѕed.

The company filеd foг Chaρter 11 bаnκruptcy protection on Feb.

But thе source оf conflict
involѵing different nаtions.


The Εnνy Sρectгe XΤ
will bе 
availаble
for other more іmρortant matters.


The accommοԁation iѕ very spacious
ωith loungе and dining aгea

can actuаlly render 
your hοme
feеl more at hоme.





Thursday, June 6, 2013

translation 1

by emmeline winters

illustrations by rhoda penmarq





kick that doll out on her poppy (poopy?)

cursive handwriting obliterated the whigs (wigs?)

lots of solutions

muted fires in the backlands

oh yes twigs flop in the mountains

we both knew roger wasn't cool after he met delia

i love your new soldier

mystery money

keep her gas away from me

a pluralism of bites froze the freedom fighters

okinawa padre

key to the highway

nicky fondled his swag

dollop (wallop?) my tears with a fourth french fry



Wednesday, May 15, 2013

incredible

a found poem



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severеlу posts
I would state.

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I frequenteԁ уouг
ωebѕite ρagе
аnd thus fаr?

I amаzed
wіth the rеsearch
you madе to create
thіѕ actual рut uр


іncreԁiblе.
Wondeгful job!



Friday, May 3, 2013

ricardo

a found poem




This tote bag is great for all occasions.
Take it with you when go to work,
school, shopping,
or even the Cheap Mulberry

Black for Men,
Latest Style Hot
beach.
It just screams fun!.

Only a spokesperson
like Ricardo Montalbán
could deliver a sales pitch like this
. It's his delivery.

His silky smooth Latin accent
could sell a pomegranate
pop sickle
to a woman wearing white gloves

As the name implies,
a bag capable of carrying a LOT of racquets.
Not many players need to have 12 racquets with them
(I do just fine with 2).