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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.

Fugue

Wraiths of limb, breaching the city’s vague hints of fugue– People disappear.

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Starry Night

Stars, the luminous freckles on God’ night-face, or angelic winks from afar, lovingly rendered by a painter named Vincent who bore clearly his scars with exquisite faith.

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The Call

She, heeding the call, summoned the Phoenix on high– seeded in fire, reborn.

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Paradise

Two aureate chums, crafting Paradise from sand– friendship transcends time.

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Gag

At God’s green altar, a clown’s dignity restored– Gag order complete.

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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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