Category Archives: Poetry

Hymn

Posted on April 14, 2026 by John Biscello

In her body, her body, repeatable as scorch and given grail, I come blindly into words, so many words, a stunning slate of Braille and seductive run-on— my fingers, dodo in their impossible flights, stutter and fail to reach the … Continue reading →

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Pub Day

Posted on April 14, 2026 by John Biscello

Hola, community far and wide, I wanted to share the news that my sixth novel, No One Dreams in Color, has officially been released (April 14). Thank you to Unsolicited Press for playing the role of caring midwife in helping to … Continue reading →

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Fante and Bandini

Posted on April 8, 2026 by John Biscello

Buon compleanno, John Fante (April 8th) Inferiority might have been your first memory. Though you were born on American soil, stubbornly planted there, the chinked chains of immigration clanked and rattled, Marley-style, tightening round your throat, as you butted your … Continue reading →

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Time Tracks

Posted on April 1, 2026 by John Biscello

Thank you Cristina Deptula for this advance review of No One Dreams in Color appearing in Synchronized Chaos, an “interdisciplinary journal of art, culture, science, music, and literature.” Read the full review here.

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Haunt

Posted on March 25, 2026 by John Biscello

“Lucy said that Havana was one of her favorite haunts. I found it oddly touching that she had used the word haunt. Outside, a cold rain was falling, which made me feel like a real detective. Or rather, like a … Continue reading →

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Ego and Process

Posted on March 23, 2026 by John Biscello

This is a conversation between the publisher of Lost Telegram Press and two of its signed authors; John Biscello, who had his novel The Last Furies published in the fall of 2025 and Steven Mayoff who’s book At The Mercy … Continue reading →

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Words and Silence

Posted on March 20, 2026 by John Biscello

I write longhand because I feel as if I am skipping an essential step in the process if I go straight to typing up the work. Is it better that I write longhand? Does that make the work truer? More … Continue reading →

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Not I

Posted on March 20, 2026 by John Biscello

Before this goes any further, allow me to come clean: I have never written a single line in my life. At least not creatively. I wouldn’t know how. Not knowing how is one of my specialties. It is my fool, … Continue reading →

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Cabin Fever

Posted on March 16, 2026 by John Biscello

“I follow them, winding my way up and down several snow dunes, not unlike clouds that have fallen to earth and frozen. The footprints are guiding me toward a cabin. It is a yellow cabin, the yellow of autumn and … Continue reading →

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Last Furies Audio Book

Posted on March 10, 2026 by John Biscello

For all the book-listeners out there: I am happy to share that a new audio-book version of The Last Furies has been released, one in which I narrate and present the book in my own voice and reading style. I … Continue reading →

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