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Monthly Archives: January 2021
Hard Candy
Childhood. Sometimes it feels like a piece of hard candy I swallowed long ago, and that hard candy remains stuck in my throat. Most of the time I am unaware of its presence, but then something will shift and I … Continue reading
Waiting
I am waiting. There I am, see me, waiting on the train station platform. I am waiting for my train. It is a specific train that I am waiting for. When a train begins pulling into the station, I … Continue reading
Posted in Prose
Tagged existential quandary, John Biscello, Prose, recognition, train station, waiting
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Mainline
In these parts, we mainline moonglow. It’s what we do. It’s our thing. We shoot moonglow directly into our veins and our blood becomes gospel as we start to sing hallelujah and glory-be— We dream daytime dreams of phoenixes burning … Continue reading
Raging Bull: A Prayer for my Father
Do not go gently into that good night, father. Fight, fight, tooth and nail, like the iron-willed boxer you always were— dancing around the ring, pumping jabs and ducking, bobbing and weaving— Sure, you took your lumps and bruises, and … Continue reading
Moonglow in New Mexico
Grateful for the installment that aired on KRQE news (Channel 13) in Albuquerque, regarding Moonglow on Mercy Street: https://www.krqe.com/entertainment-news/taos-poet-releases-book-about-2020/ In this day and age, for poetry to be represented and shown a little love in the news, is heartwarming and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, photography, Poetry, Press, Prose, Publications
Tagged Albuquerque, johnbiscello, KRQE, moonglow on mercy street, New Mexico, poems, poetry book, Taos
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If Only in Burning
I saw the sign in the window: Lessons Learned/Karma Burned. I went inside. The studio smelled like frankincence. And cotton candy. Greeting me at the door, as if she had been waiting for me, was a tall, well-toned woman … Continue reading
Posted in Prose
Tagged burning, exercise, guidance, johnbiscello, practice, Prose, story
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Blue Boy
There’s something wrong with him, my father said. Look at him. Something’s not right. Something happened to him. He’s sick. All he thinks about is writing. That’s all he thinks about. He is blue. Even though I wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Prose
Tagged blues, dreamscape, fathers and sons, imagination, johnbiscello, Prose, the writing life
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Four from Moonglow
Four of the poems from Moonglow on Mercy Street, appearing in the latest installment of Riot Material.
Posted in Books, photography, Poetry, Press, Prose, Publications
Tagged johnbiscello, new poems, Poetry, Publication, riot material
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Moonglow Reading
An invitation to join me at mi casa this Sunday, January 17th @ 4pm (MT), as I will be doing a live Zoom reading from my new book of poetry, Moonglow on Mercy Street. This event is part of the SOMOS Poetry … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Books, photography, Poetry, Press, Prose, Publications
Tagged author reading, John Biscello, literatry event, moonglow on mercy street, new book, Poetry, poetry reading, Press, Publication, zoom reading
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State of Address
A salon. After hours. Dimly lit. We see a red styling chair. Behind it are a counter and a wide mounted mirror. In the right upper-corner of the frame there are dismembered mannequins set against a wall. The salon OWNER, … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, Prose
Tagged abraham lincoln remixed, film, John Biscello, script, state of affairs
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