History’s Greatest Hits: The Revolutionary Years

washington-crossing-the-delaware
Credit the actor
playing George Washington
for conveying
imperturbable nobility
and epic mien
(his body language
screaming
manifest destiny)
in this advertisement
for a reality show
that would spawn
a weblike network of programs
dedicated to the emblematic trinity
of truth, justice
and well-executed branding.

 

(“Washington Crossing the Delaware” by Emanuel Leutz)
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About John Biscello

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, writer, poet, performer, and playwright, John Biscello, has lived in the high-desert grunge-wonderland of Taos, New Mexico since 2001. He is the author of four novels, Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale, Raking the Dust, Nocturne Variations, and No Man’s Brooklyn; 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 produced, full-length plays include: LOBSTERS ON ICE, ADAGIO FOR STRAYS, THE BEST MEDICINE, ZEITGEIST, U.S.A., and WEREWOLVES DON’T WALTZ.
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