The Gospel According to John

“You’ve got to look at old things and see them in a new light.”
Bound,
as a parishioner
to ancient-newness
and freeform alchemy,
these words issued
from the worn, trembling lips
of a man called Coltrane,
who, with steady bough of heart,
commenced to build a shrine
from the bones of sound
and gospel tidings.

 

Coltrane

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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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