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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.

Old-Fashioned Romance

I will blow air into your mouth like this it’s called a kiss oh and I’m holding your collar right here just in case you try to run away and go play stickball or something with Billy because Jilly told … Continue reading →

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Farce

A marriage of masks, turning silence to warm farce– neither slept soundly.

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Tryst

Envy of petals upon the lips of raindrops– perishable tryst.

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Blue Horse

So much depends upon a blue horse and dawn’s first light– dream-reign of poets.

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Cabaret

Under new ownership, Heaven changed its policies– blue angels allowed.

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Passing

This road, for how long? Blossoms give up the ghost, fall with no dreams clinging.

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Starstuff

Carl Sagan curates a silent film revival– stardust memories.

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Pulpit-Free

Fasten your leanest prayers to the sweater-sleeves of a woman matching vespers to nocturnes with the grace of a pagan priestess no pulpit needed.

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Ecstasy 101

True solar eclipse, when Teresa took the plunge of Love’s gilded spear.

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Hollywood Expressionism

His pitch in six words– Transgender Caligari, hipsters will love it.

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