The Coffin Artist
I know art can’t do shit,
and when budgets get cut
the arts are always on the block.
After the board meeting,
some teachers, students
and parents are left
to … Read more
I know art can’t do shit,
and when budgets get cut
the arts are always on the block.
After the board meeting,
some teachers, students
and parents are left
to … Read more
It was proclaimed a heroic operation
to … Read more
This terrible reason to pray
I keep stuffing my prayers
back through the glass
but the war won’t go away.
On a Saturday in April 2022, I … Read more
Snow which quells
fire meshes cinders
of cold and heat
falling too late to save
the man and woman
dogs now search for
in stark and … Read more
As it happens, reeling
from losses of strangers,
Joan Didion always slouched.
She made it glamorous,
articulate, and suave.
As it happens, Desmond Tutu.
Said “You don’t choose your family.… Read more
shooting crawls
across the bottom
of the screen, she scrambles
upstairs to Dylan’s
den, where she hugs his mended
bear— fixates on his class
photo—the blue
of his eyes over … Read more
“Man Dies After Medical Incident During Police Interaction
Officers were able to get the suspect into handcuffs and noted he appeared to be suffering medical distress. Officers called for an … Read more