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Tag Archives: siren
Silent Night
Start with the glacial base, the hunk of unforgiving crystal on which the tree is mounted, then trace the filigreed limbs of the tree, its shadow a twin belonging to the woman modeling Winter as a softly fringed species of … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, photography, Poetry
Tagged christmas, louise brooks, lulu, Poetry, silent film star, siren
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Cadenza
Some death is musical, a candied apparition scalding the bones of Venus in soft chambers of silk and notes of smoldering silence.
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged black and white, John Biscello, louise brooks, poem, silent film, siren, venus
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Initiate
It was only when her thighs caught fire that he began to understand the laws of arson as practiced by goddesses imitating sirens.
Veils
Succubus to self, modeling Salome, dance of the seven deadly veils, thinned, to bare pleasure, and visitation rites.
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged Cinema, dance, John Biscello, louise brooks, model, nude, photo, poem, salome, shoes, siren, succubus, veils
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Arson
Committing arson, five-alarm siren on screen– Louise Brooks, how you burned.
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged Cinema, film, fire, golden age, haiku, John Biscello, legend, louise brooks, poem, silent film, siren, star
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Man on a Bicycle
The man, to make a living, had plastered hundreds of faces upon walls, but there was something about this one which held him captive. It wasn’t just the stardom of her name, its siren-call, but the sheer magnitude of artifice, … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, bicycle, Brassai, carnival, dream, face, image, John Biscello, Marlene Dietrich, photo, poem, Poetry, poster, siren, star
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Arc
A siren’s coin of slivered light beading the tunnel’s darkened maw; a long night’s journey into day fulfills the promise of a fabled arc.
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Tagged arc, John Biscello, journey, Light, poem, Poetry, shadow, siren, spirit, tunnel
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Dietrich in Heaven
In honor of Marlene Dietrich’s birthday (December 27th), my poem “Dietrich in Heaven.” Listen to the spoken word/music track here. Today I went to Heaven, just for a brief visit. It was a nice joint: tangerine-fleeced runways, and tufts of flamingo-pink … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Poetry, Press, Uncategorized
Tagged Audio, birthday, femme fatale, golden age, hollywood, John Biscello, Marlene Dietrich, poem, Poetry, silver screen, siren, Spoken Word, tribute, vamp
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Waves
Beaten back by waves, Salvation’s mirage on shore– sailors dream of home.
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Tagged haiku, home, John Biscello, love, mirage, myth, poem, Poetry, sailors, salvation, shipwreck, shore, siren, Waterhouse
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