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Category Archives: Books
Before the Big Bang Makes A Sound
Listen closely. You will hear the rhythmical jazz of a leaky faucet. The creaking floorboards in the attic of memory. The sound of a heart crunching beneath the weight of a life, and then again, that heart’s resilient rising announced … Continue reading
Vouchsafe
“Once it had been the other way around: one summer, while daydreaming a winter story, he had reached into the tall grass for a snowball, wanting to throw it playfully at the cat.” — Peter Handke, The Afternoon of a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Poetry, Prose
Tagged imagination, intimacy, John Biscello, peter handke, poem, seasons
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Moonglow on Mercy Street
I am happy to announce that the hardcover edition of my new poetry book, Moonglow on Mercy Street, will be published in early December (CSF Publishing). Anyone potentially interested in reviewing the book for their blog, or other site/forum, please … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Books, photography, Poetry, Press, Prose, Publications
Tagged 2020, CSF Publishing, John Biscello, moonglow on mercy street, new publication, poems, poetry book, the writing life
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Burning Down the House
Grateful to be a contributor to the recently released anthology: As the World Burns: Writers and Artists Reflect on a World Gone Mad (Indie Blue Publishing). The women who spearheaded this project continue to create platforms in the publishing world … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Books, photography, Poetry, Press, Prose, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged anthology, art, as the world burns, book, Indie Blue Publishing, international, Poetry, Prose, Publication, we are the world
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Review of Invisible Ink
(Review of Patrick Modiano’s novel, Invisible Ink.) If there is a suitcase, forged documentation, café-life and tons of mileage accumulated tramping the streets of Paris, it’s a pretty safe guess that you are inside a Patrick Modiano novel. The French … Continue reading
Posted in Books, photography, Press, Prose, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged book review, exsistential mystery, france, John Biscello, new book, novel, patrick modiano, Prose, riot material, yale university press
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Arson & Grace
Collection of plays forthcoming from CSF Publishing. Arson & Grace Think of this collection as a black-market passport to a realm of lucid dreams and savage jest. Or as the splintered signpost to a crossroads where pop culture, mythology and … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Books, photography, Press, Publications, Theater
Tagged american railroad, book, CSF Publishing, John Biscello, New Mexico, new publication, New York, oregon, play collection, plays, Theater
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Jean Rhys
You held the islands in your eyes, where it rained and rained and then the sun warmed wet to a wafting hiss. This Jean, you, the feline slink, filigreed shock, and sinewy comb of whitelaced waves ruffling upon puttied blobs … Continue reading
Posted in Books, photography, Poetry, Prose
Tagged arclight, author, Good Morning Midnight, islands, Jean Rhys, John Biscello, Poetry, Prose, tribute, wide sargasso sea
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Arson & Grace: Collected Plays
I am happy to announce that a collection of my plays is scheduled for publication with CSF Publishing. The collection, which is titled Arson & Grace, will feature eight of my plays, all of which have enjoyed a production life … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Books, photography, Poetry, Press, Prose, Publications, Theater
Tagged acting, arson and grace, collection, CSF Publishing, Drama, John Biscello, oregon, play collection, plays, publishing, taos new mexico, the writer's life, Theater
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Framework
A well-ordered day, relative to the framing, which living betrayed. #20 from Untitled Film Poems Image by Cindy Sherman
Posted in Artwork, Books, Cinema, photography
Tagged cindy sherman, daytime, haiku, John Biscello, photography., Poetry, untitled film poems, untitled film still
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Street Corner Lore
The red light green light of young love and longing in a world of urban lore. Excerpt from No Man’s Brooklyn.
Posted in Audio, Books, Prose, Uncategorized, Video
Tagged Brooklyn, coming of age, John Biscello, New York, old school, romance, the way we were, urban lore
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