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In the Company of Solitude, Vol. II

Posted on January 9, 2024 by John Biscello

This volume comprises nocturnes and night scenes from Japan (Niigata, Tokyo and Kyoto).

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In the Company of Solitude, Vol. I

Posted on January 8, 2024 by John Biscello

During the summer of 2023, I had the privilege and joy of spending six weeks in Japan, based in Niigata, with short trips to Tokyo, Kyoto and Sado Island. I enjoyed the flaneur’s giddy and childlike luxury of wandering streets … Continue reading →

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Selfie Awareness

Posted on December 29, 2023 by John Biscello

Take a selfie of the person pretending to be you. Take a selfie of the self behind the person pretending to be you. Take a selfie in which you are absent from the photo. Take a selfie in which countless … Continue reading →

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Bicycle

Posted on October 24, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems. Heaven’s bike country where wheels are always turning to leaven grounding.

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Edges

Posted on October 19, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems. Zen, and the art of postcard from no known sender– You, too, are passing.

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Moonshot

Posted on September 18, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems. Rows of secret lives, in the shadow of the moon– River flow, syncing.

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Slide

Posted on September 13, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems. So much depends upon a red slide hosting a long play’s journey beyond the edges of night to the favored glee and dawning of innocence when dreaming.

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Tenor

Posted on September 11, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems. Given over to the immaculate tedium of dreaming, to spells of cherished solitude, notes are passed in silence, while absence swells the heart to fondest proportions and muted nostalgia.

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Teem

Posted on September 11, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems In the lotus pond, ripples and respite echo in sync– Romance tenders its wake.

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Boats

Posted on September 10, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems. In the shadow-stained haunt beneath the stone bridge a pair of empty rowboats have gently digressed and gone adrift from merrily merrily merrily to the edges of solitude mirroring the span and proof that … Continue reading →

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