Tag Archives: surreal

Trailer for Nocturne Variations

Posted on April 15, 2018 by John Biscello

This is the first literary trailer for Nocturne Variations, my new novel, which will be released this November (Unsolicited Press). Watch here. ABOUT: Dystopic Peter Pan meets surrealist noir in this cinemythical tale about love, loss and the illusions of shadow-play. Los … Continue reading →

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Winged

Posted on March 27, 2018 by John Biscello

How little they know, of her flights beyond reason– Her world, winged, widens. (Artwork by Izumi Yokoyama)

Posted in Artwork, Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged bird, crow, dream, fable, flight, haiku, imagination, izumi yokoyama, John Biscello, myth, poem, solitude, surreal | Leave a comment

Free Range

Posted on March 27, 2018 by John Biscello

Nesting, she brooded on the future of free range– No claims to hold her. (Artwork by Izumi Yokoyama)

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Sitcom

Posted on March 19, 2018 by John Biscello

In Episode 12 of Epic Distortions, the dog begs, canned applause. (Artwork by Dorothea Tanning)

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Nursery

Posted on March 19, 2018 by John Biscello

The nursery burned, as the children kept playing– Parents worlds away. (Artwork by Dorothea Tanning)

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Candles

Posted on March 16, 2018 by John Biscello

One for each of us, happy born-day, dear sister– Beyond human reach. (Artwork by Dorothea Tanning)

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Phantom Itch

Posted on March 11, 2018 by John Biscello

Hand, to buy or rent, if phantom props are your thing– Body optional. (Photo by Man Ray)

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Plaything

Posted on December 18, 2017 by John Biscello

Wafting from afar, the intimate rumor of a divine toy, a cryptic plaything, implications in tow. A tonic and pacifier of blank rages; buoy and anti-freeze to sudden plunges into sub-zero climate. These conditions cannot be bested, but they can … Continue reading →

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Many Ghosts

Posted on November 10, 2017 by John Biscello

Many people in my life have been consumed by fiction. Fiction is a monster. Fiction is a glutton. Like ego, like an insatiable wrath, it never gets enough, is never satisfied. Fiction has consumed and absorbed many people in my … Continue reading →

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Dance

Posted on October 30, 2017 by John Biscello

Servicing joy’s turn, feet pray upon fertile ground– Grace, joined at the hip.

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