Category Archives: Artwork

Plunge

Posted on October 18, 2017 by John Biscello

The god-awful plunge into white wonder and bliss– Angel’s kiss of death.

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Salome Remixed

Posted on October 18, 2017 by John Biscello

Play of light on void, shimmering veils seduce Fate– weight of woman scorned.

Posted in Artwork, Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged Artwork, bible, dream, H. Anglada-Camarana, haiku, John Biscello, painting, poem, Poetry, religious, salome, spirit, veils, void, woman | Leave a comment

Pillow

Posted on October 18, 2017 by John Biscello

Heaven-rent pillow, to have, to hold, to protect– Fall wind blowing cold.

Posted in Artwork, Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged Blue, God, haiku, heart, Heaven, John Biscello, love, painting, pillow, poem, Poetry, sad girl | Leave a comment

Once

Posted on October 17, 2017 by John Biscello

The face you don’t see, marred by Love’s forfeit and cease– She was the one, once.

Posted in Artwork, Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged artwork painting, dreams, haiku, John Biscello, loss, love, mask, pain, poem, Poetry, Rouault, tragedy, tragic clown | Leave a comment

Salome

Posted on October 17, 2017 by John Biscello

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

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Void

Posted on October 16, 2017 by John Biscello

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

Posted in Artwork, Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged ambient, haiku, Ins and outs, John Biscello, Light, moody, poem, Poetry, Raedecker, surreal, void | Leave a comment

Unrequited

Posted on October 12, 2017 by John Biscello

Pale girl’s greenest grief, fleeced by soft seedless petals– Hands blooming to freeze.

Posted in Artwork, Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged death, dreams, grief, haiku, hamlet, innocence, John Biscello, love, Ophelia, poem, Poetry, shakespeare, unrequited love | Leave a comment

Death of a Super Hero

Posted on October 4, 2017 by John Biscello

I was six when I found out I’d never become a super-hero. We were in the kitchen. Me, my mother, my father. My father’s hand was around my mother’s throat. He had a wild, bloodshot, not-there look … Continue reading →

Posted in Artwork, Prose, Uncategorized | Tagged batman and robin, Brooklyn, death in the family, family, father, John Biscello, Literary, literature, mother, mourning, novel, Prose, story, super-hero | Leave a comment

Altar

Posted on October 1, 2017 by John Biscello

At the blank altar, a woman swallowed hard truths– no stone left unturned.

Posted in Artwork, Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged altar, art installation, Artwork, cleaning piece, exhibit, haiku, John Biscello, museum, poem, Poetry, stones, woman, yoko ono | Leave a comment

Mask

Posted on October 1, 2017 by John Biscello

You cannot see tears burned inside a hidden face– Dying by degrees.

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