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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.

Rimbaud

Seer by disorder, verses raised from a cauldron– the rebirth of cool.    

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Rilke

Consort of angels, intimacies unfettered– split man between worlds.

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Salome

Salome’s veiled dance, buoyed by hidden intent– par for the last course.

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Rumple

Street rumpled and wet, heartsick man stranded in bed– Blue Monday spread thick.

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Void

A glowing invite is not always what it seems– Void’s trick of the light.

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Course

Parched voices quicken, defying Time by true course– words ripen slowly.

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Caretake

Every planet orbiting its own despair– Tending growth with care.

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Jack and Jill

Soft serve ice cream date, Jill kissed Jack’s cheek just because– Love never grows old.

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Sylvia

Petals shadowing the breadth of a poet’s curse– Sorrow’s sweet parting.

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Crescent

Rupture in the night, sharp crescent benediction– every fool hooked.

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