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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.

Fortress of Solitude

Posted on November 29, 2023 by John Biscello

Excerpt from The Jackdaw and the Doll “Yokoyama’s graphite illustrations …fashion an understated, symbolic elegy for a famous literary voice … Poetic descriptions of Kafka’s storytelling deftly capture the relationship between existential terror and creative production … Accomplished, graceful mythmaking … Continue reading →

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Dilate

Posted on November 27, 2023 by John Biscello

Audio and text versions of my piece, “Apocalypse Now & Again” appearing in the inaguaural online issue of Dilate Magazine. ABOUT “This is your last chance. After this there is no turning back. You take the blue pill, the story ends; … Continue reading →

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Jackdaw and the Doll (2nd Edition)

Posted on November 23, 2023 by John Biscello

After a brief period of being out of print, a new edition of The Jackdaw and the Doll is now available. “Yokoyama’s graphite illustrations …fashion an understated, symbolic elegy for a famous literary voice … Poetic descriptions of Kafka’s storytelling deftly capture … Continue reading →

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Days of Lives

Posted on October 26, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems. Umbrella between friends, shadows cast for none to see– Summer festival.

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Accord

Posted on October 26, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems. At the festival, clouds and sunshine commingle– Drums thunder in sync.

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Sensorial

Posted on October 26, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems. Wherever you go, rhythm feeds the spectral flow– A moveable feast.

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No Godot Here

Posted on October 26, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems. Waiting in the rain for a train that never comes– Blues for Dr. Seuss.

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Gloam

Posted on October 26, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems. Strangers on a bridge, enveloped in twilight mist– Songs for vanishing.

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Blue

Posted on October 25, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems. Blue umbrella floats over the course of a bridge– Longing traced in mist.

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Tender

Posted on October 25, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems. The grass grows greener beneath a shared umbrella– Tender shoots tremble.

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