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Tag Archives: Sylvia Plath
Sylvia
Today, February 11, marks the death-date of the brilliant poet, Sylvia Plath. A tribute piece, from my collection Arclight. To be a mother, and to double as a dark sorceress, a cleaver of dried bones, could not have been easy. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged arclight, celebration, John Biscello, love, poet, Sylvia Plath, the lyrical, tribute
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Kiss
In the resident smolder of lips, a seared prelude, announcing blatant recourse to the sheerest intent.
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged erotic, John Biscello, kiss, lust, passion, poem, poet, Sylvia Plath
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Sylvia Plath
To be a mother, and to double as a dark sorceress, a cleaver of dried bones, could not have been easy. Especially in the 1950s. They burned witches then, as well as reds and blacks and faggots, and other things … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Prose, Uncategorized
Tagged 1950s, bones, craft, John Biscello, passion, poem, Poetry, Prose, prose poem, sorceress, strip tease, Sylvia Plath, vaudeville
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Sylvia, Triptych
Perhaps, Miss Sylvia, if there had been more sand on your beach, more sea to wash away the dead skin of pallid thoughts, more moonstruck nights rattling close to your fingers as you typed out the country of your heart, … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged alchemy, Beauty, incantation, John Biscello, photos, poet, Poetry, speculation, Sylvia Plath, tragedy, triptych
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If L.L. Cool J. and Sylvia Plath Had Gotten Down
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
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Sorceress
Budding sorceress, basking in a siege of text– long shadows at dusk.
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged dusk, haiku, John Biscello, poem, poet, Poetry, shadows, sorceress, spells, Sylvia Plath, twilight
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Sun
One of those days, sun bathing in elliptical gold– No clouds to obscure.
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged beach, elliptical, happy, John Biscello, joy, poem, poet, Poetry, sadness, sun, Sylvia Plath
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Caution
Vigilant tracking, she stalks life in wary frets– Caution testing fire.
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged Beauty, caution, fire, John Biscello, lyric, Muse, poem, poet, Poetry, sorrow, Sylvia Plath
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Lyric
Between passages, the molten birth of Lyric– In labor, she chastens.
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Tagged Beauty, birth, John Biscello, labor, love, photo, poem, poet, Poetry, sorrow, Sylvia Plath
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Sylvia in Blue
Gauging twilight’s depths, the poet draws blinds to dream– Hope, worn to silence.
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Tagged Blue, dreams, haiku, hope, John Biscello, lyrical, poems, poet, Poetry, sadness, Sylvia Plath, twilight
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