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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.

Lavender

The soft-slippered mist of lavender’s whispered crush– Seaside kisses, aired.

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Long Before Shakespeare

Sound and the Fury– The sea’s repeating dreamlife in white heat, storied.

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And the Band Played On

Soft mermaid halos held in the tears of a stone– Sea’s choral fable.

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Swell

This house on a hill, overlooking love, dreams us– Clouds, gently touched, swell.

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Terrace

Young girl on terrace, looking down upon the world– Where did mommy go?    

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Picasso Who?

No painter required, just a door, and running blues– Fuck museum walls.    

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Sea Change

There is only so long a mermaid can linger on land before some collector with a fetishistic bent, and sheer volumes of emptiness matching his compensatory cravings, renders her a mute and immobile object of worship, not only for his … Continue reading →

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Romance

These short forevers, spanning the length of shadows– lasting first kisses.

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The Messenger

To conceive of Death, as an uninvited guest– His gift, your life, lived.

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Knock Knock

I came to a door, where once it was only wall– Dreams turn up in time.

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