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Tag Archives: arclight
Coil
To caper at the edge, where the seething lyric happens, poetry with slits and fast teeth, where the hours of phenomena are boiled and reduced to a single quivering instant, an umbilical knot of light upon tenderest scraps and coils.
D’Arc Night of the Soul
(For All Hallow’s eve, a “witch’s” tale) Enlightened, perhaps. God-engorged hormones, maybe. Regardless of why, Joan, you were the rebel prototype long before James Dean zipped up a red jacket, or Marlon Brando mumbled and curled his upper lip into … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Cinema, Poetry, Prose, Uncategorized
Tagged arclight, Guy Denning, halloween, joan of arc, John Biscello, poem, realm of the spirit, sorceresses and saints, the passion
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The Passion of Joan
Enlightened, perhaps. God-engorged hormones, maybe. Regardless of why, Joan, you were the rebel prototype long before James Dean zipped up a red jacket, or Marlon Brando mumbled and curled his upper lip into a totem, before Louise Brooks and Josephine … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Prose, Uncategorized
Tagged arclight, InnerVisions, joan of arc, John Biscello, jules bastien-lepage, maid of orleans, poem, prose poem, The Calling
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Book Giveaway
In honor of National Poetry Month (and April’s Fool’s Day) I will be giving away ten digital copies of my poetry collection, Arclight, to the first ten respondees. To request a copy, email me: johnbiscello@gmail.com. Cheers, and in the immortal … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Poetry, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged arclight, book giveaway, collection, Indie Blu(e), John Biscello, national poetry month, Poetry
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Funky Monk Live
Video clips from the Arclight book launch at Studio 107-B in Taos, NM (3/12/19). Performing “Funky Monk” w/ Ben Wright on the bass.
Posted in Audio, Books, Poetry, Press, Theater, Uncategorized, Video
Tagged arclight, Ben Wright, book launch, funky monk, Indie Blu(e), John Biscello, music, Poetry, Spoken Word, studio 107-B, Taos
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Henry Valentine Miller
Because his middle name was Valentine, a V-Day tribute poem to that “boy from Brooklyn,” Mr. Henry Valentine Miller, from my book Arclight. Some men rattle their chains and wonder, some sing them. Then there are others who spray paint … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged arclight, Brooklyn, henry miller, John Biscello, poem, Poetry, tribute, valentine
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Sylvia
Today, February 11, marks the death-date of the brilliant poet, Sylvia Plath. A tribute piece, from my collection Arclight. To be a mother, and to double as a dark sorceress, a cleaver of dried bones, could not have been easy. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged arclight, celebration, John Biscello, love, poet, Sylvia Plath, the lyrical, tribute
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Arclight now available
Arclight has officially been released. Available in print and digital editions. John Biscello is not simply a novelist and poet, but an alchemist of verses. In Arclight, Biscello captains a voyage that transcends the physical world with graceful introspection, and philosophical … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged arclight, Indie Blu(e), John Biscello, kindle, Poetry, poetry collection, print, Publication
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Review Copies of Arclight
Dear Citizens of the Blogverse: My debut poetry collection, Arclight, will be released in mid-February by Indie Blu(e) Publishing. I am offering a limited number of advance digital copies to readers who may be interested in reviewing the book (on … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Poetry, Press, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged arclight, heather ross, Indie Blu(e), indie publishing, John Biscello, poetry collection, review copies, word is bond
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Claim for the Meek
Poem from Arclight. Coming this February from Indie Blu(e) Publishing. I do not want to see the face of God. I want to see her mask, where and for whom it cracked, the causal history of lines and fissures, want to … Continue reading
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Tagged arclight, Claim for the Meek, heather ross, Indie Blue Publishing, John Biscello, poems, poetry collection
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