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Tag Archives: John Biscello
The Emissary
My review of Yoko Tawada’s dystopic delight, The Emissary, a.k.a., The Last Children of Tokyo. I have seen the future and it’s murder — Leonard Cohen, “The Future” Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Death walks into a bar, wielding … Continue reading
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Tagged award-winning book, dystopic, japan, John Biscello, new directions publishing, Review, riot material, yoko tawada
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Seven Ways of Looking at a Starry Horse
A poem written in response to Izumi Yokoyama’s “Wild Horse,” for an upcoming ekphrasis event. 1. The cosmos has no time for serious thought. Only horseplay, amorphic in a milkbath of dark matter. 2. Horse. A noun fashioned from the symmetry … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged ekphrasis, equine starlight, horseplay of the cosmos, izumi yokoyama, John Biscello, poem, poetry marries art
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Arclight
Cover reveal for my debut poetry collection, Arclight. Coming this February by Indie Blu(e) Publishing.
Posted in Books, Poetry, Press, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged arclight, collection, February 2019, heather ross, Indie Blu(e), John Biscello, Poetry
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The Natashas
Review of Yelena Moskovich’s debut novel The Natashas. “You enter a dark, deserted warehouse on the waterfront. One that smells of cats and kerosene, and whose walls are covered with dusty calendars from bygone eras. Or perhaps you find yourself … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Dzanc Books, John Biscello, novel, riot material, the natashas, Yelena Moskovich
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Why I Love the Moon
You, Moon, told me a secret when I was a child– Make wonder your compass, your true north, abide by its magnetic tow, and you will never get lost, not truly, and your soul will make for warm, favored company. … Continue reading
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Tagged John Biscello, lunar eclipse, moon, poem, supermoon, tribute, Whistler
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John Biscello 