Tag Archives: music

Feathers

Posted on April 15, 2018 by John Biscello

Song, caught in her hair, something about torn feathers, running, blue to form. Advertisements

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Seize

Posted on April 11, 2018 by John Biscello

It is how the mouth plays chords the lips keep time to– Kiss, erring to seize.

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged chords, erring, John Biscello, kiss, lips, mouth, music, passion, poemm haiku, pulse, sensual | Leave a comment

Morning

Posted on April 11, 2018 by John Biscello

Scars worn out to fade, old records played in small hours– Dreams chased by morning.

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged Beauty, dreams, fade, grief, haiku, haunt, John Biscello, morning, music, poem, records, scars | 2 Comments

Squall

Posted on March 19, 2018 by John Biscello

This way to music, map of birds inking a squall– tenors of deluge. (Artwork by Chua ek Kay)

Posted in Artwork, Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged abstract, birds, Chua ek Kay, deluge, haiku, ink, John Biscello, music, poem, singapore, squall | Leave a comment

Kind of Blue, Too

Posted on March 9, 2018 by John Biscello

Spiders to Mozart, what luminous webs and notes we weave, snot-strands from God’s blown brass, tapestries of the eternal boombox, breakbeats to spacefolk to bebop within a deep forest kind of blue, the music, recorded or un, plays on and … Continue reading →

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Music

Posted on March 9, 2018 by John Biscello

To listen with eyes, in a forest of deep blue– Music spiring dreams. (Image by Christian Marclay)

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Symmetry

Posted on March 4, 2018 by John Biscello

It is the filigreed static, and effluvient roar of the water nymphs choral concert, which numinously orders the light and stones to conspire, and function as delegates of symmetry.

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged filigree, flow, John Biscello, Light, music, nature, New Mexico, poem, Poetry, rio grande, river, roar, stones, symmetry, water nymphs | Leave a comment

Literary Trailer #1

Posted on March 1, 2018 by John Biscello

Literary trailer for the re-release of Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale. This is the first of three trailers, the other two being for Raking the Dust and Nocturne Variations, with videos and music created by Anthony Distefano. Watch here.

Posted in Audio, Books, Prose, Publications, Uncategorized, Video | Tagged august, book launch, Broken Land a Brooklyn Tale, John Biscello, Literary, literary trailer, music, novel, trailer, unsolicited press, Video | 3 Comments

The Upstart Scarecrow

Posted on February 21, 2018 by John Biscello

(Listen to the spoken word track here.) There he goes um-humh that’s him Willy Shakes the upstart scarecrow and derelict poet of the barrio and bodegas— gin rummy seizures and shaker of visions— hangnail to a scab dude rips it up … Continue reading →

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If L.L. Cool J. and Sylvia Plath Had Gotten Down

Posted on February 19, 2018 by John Biscello

Listen to the spoken word track w/ music here. Don’t call it a Comeback— L.L. Cool J. wooing Sylvia Plath in broad daylight where they dance and get crazy theatrical doing the Lazarus (and doing it and doing it well) Sylvia … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged John Biscello, L.L. Cool J, Literary, music, poem, poet, Poetry, pop culture, rap, Spoken Word, Sylvia Plath | 2 Comments