Icebreaking in the New

It is in that glacial place,

the skinned heart of ice country,

where the miracle rush of stilled water

charges the aspiring craft

and wonder of veins,

it is there

that you will come

to understand the value

of dancing embers

as living symbols

and starters

in a myth starring you

as the silent partner

to life’s genius

for its own flagrant

lore

and pitch.

About John Biscello

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, novelist, poet, performer, playwright and filmmaker, John Biscello, has lived in the high-desert grunge-wonderland of Taos, New Mexico since 2001. He is the author of six novels, Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale, Raking the Dust, Nocturne Variations, No Man’s Brooklyn, The Last Furies, and No One Dreams in Color; a collection of stories, Freeze Tag, two poetry collections, Arclight and Moonglow on Mercy Street; and a fable, The Jackdaw and the Doll, illustrated by Izumi Yokoyama. He also adapted classic fables, which were paired with the vintage illustrations of artist, Paul Bransom, for the collection: Once Upon a Time, Classic Fables Reimagined. His plays have been staged and performed both nationally and internationally.

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