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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.

Tatters

Winter’s blown kisses, tatters of angels torn love– To receive with grace.

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Rites

Winter’s gauzy veil, white wedding funeral rites– To die, loving deep.

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Timbre

Night’s chance encounters, gifting the timbre of myth– Love’s illicit wake.

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Waves

Beaten back by waves, Salvation’s mirage on shore– sailors dream of home.

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Siren II

A knowing last glance, no man can possess a myth– To wreck, grasping air.

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Siren

Blaming the siren is false, your heart chose drowning long before her call.

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Salutation

No more words to give, the break-up was official– What a blunt ending!

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She-Wolf

With feral intent, the she-wolf leaves pink moons torn– ripe chaos ensues.

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Hive

In the heart of shadows, you will find light’s hive humming– how Boogeymen fade.

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Dive

By land and by sea, this realm so full of weeping– Dive deep, my love, dive.

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