Tag Archives: Spoken Word

The Last Days of Jack Kerouac, a film-poem

Posted on March 4, 2022 by John Biscello

March 12, 2022 marks the centennial birthday of Jack Kerouac. As one of my first literary crushes, and a seminal influence, I felt compelled to honor Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac and his singular contribution to the land of literature, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Cinema, photography, Poetry, Press, Prose | Tagged beat and bop, beat generation, Cinema, film poem, jack kerouac, kerouac centennial 2022, march 12 2022, Spoken Word | Leave a comment

In Search of Lost Time

Posted on September 18, 2020 by John Biscello

A meditation on memory, longing, storytelling and spiritual homesickness.

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized, Video | Tagged John Biscello, longing, memory, Spoken Word, the writing life | Leave a comment

Childhood’s Wake

Posted on July 11, 2020 by John Biscello

Posted in Audio, Poetry, Uncategorized, Video | Tagged childhood's edge, dreamscaping, John Biscello, metamorphosis, no holds bard, Poetry, renaissance, Spoken Word | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Audio, Poetry, Uncategorized, Video | Tagged between the lines, John Biscello, metamorphosis, no holds bard, Poetry, rainbow connection, raising voices, Spoken Word, you say you want a revolution | Leave a comment

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