Tag Archives: Spoken Word

Childhood’s Wake

Posted on July 11, 2020 by John Biscello

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Into the Mystic

Posted on July 9, 2020 by John Biscello

Posted in Audio, Poetry, Uncategorized, Video | Tagged bird-play, John Biscello, metamorphosis, no holds bard, Poetry, shamanism, Spoken Word, this lyrical life, visionary being | Leave a comment

Rainbow Connection 2020

Posted on July 6, 2020 by John Biscello

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Upstart Scarecrow

Posted on March 27, 2020 by John Biscello

Spoken Word (John Biscello), Bass (Ben Wright)

Posted in Audio, photography, Poetry, Press, Uncategorized, Video | Tagged bassline, Ben Wright, Brooklyn, John Biscello, no holds bard, poem, shakespeare reimagined, Spoken Word | 4 Comments

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

Posted on March 27, 2020 by John Biscello

Spoken word (John Biscello), Bass (Ben Wright).

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Funky Monk Live

Posted on March 14, 2019 by John Biscello

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 | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Audio, Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged backalley, barrio, dereliction, John Biscello, Literary, music, poem, Poetry, shakespeare, Spoken Word, willy shakes | Leave a comment

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

In Praise of Honey

Posted on February 19, 2018 by John Biscello

Listen to the spoken word track (with bass and flute) here. If your body, sungthru riddled and sticky, demanded rechristening for old time’s taste, down I’d go divebombin straight to and through the Source— a treebranch’s wellhung honeycomb totem, ridged bulb … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged bodies, dream, erotic, honey, John Biscello, love, lust, music, poem, Poetry, prayer, sex, Spoken Word | 1 Comment

Dietrich in Heaven

Posted on December 27, 2017 by John Biscello

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 →

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