part II: my octopus lover
Category: Poetry
The Theme of the Week is Fudge Fanny On Floor Four
‘The basement is too far to go for Fudge Fanny’s fudge,’ read the famous memo.
2 poems by Adora Williams
Regardless, this (.), it is still a dot
Unless it decides not to be anymore
Unless it decides to become a line
To call itself a line
‘Ukiyo 5’ by Captain B
Listen to the melody. Have another cup or two. The moon hasn’t even risen yet.
3 visual poems – Laszlo Aranyi
Holes are the masters of form
‘You’re only crazy’ and ‘Touring’ by Nolcha Fox
because red /
is your favorite color
FROM THE BIGFOOT SPECIAL: ‘ETHICS AS A CONSEQUENCE’ BY COLIN JAMES
On his third visit the Doc cut those shoes off. / Said that was the best he could do.
‘Legacy’ by Captain B
My father
was bastard son of an emperor
I am
bastard son of an abbot
‘3 POEMS NEVER ACCEPTED BY ADROIT’ BY JOSEPH LEE MEADS
Those rococo narcocorridos or that blatnyak beat of hammers or chisels
– it all equates to a natural invasiveness such as the iris’ venomous leaks.
‘Ukiyo 4’ by Captain B
When he came here, they called him ugly. They threw rocks at him for the way he spoke his mother’s tongue.
Poet’s Corner: ‘Premium Steel Plow’ by Allen Bours
Commentary by Tark Mackintosh folded arms The poet immediately sets the stage: Young Men’s Library Association members in tweed with crossed arms (never akimbo) prowl the streets of San Joaquin after imbibing deliciousness in the […]
FROM THE BIGFOOT SPECIAL: ‘TRICK OR TREAT?’ by Michael Pollentine
Tree
Round
Cabin
Campfires