How Are You?
Soo chu? Saru chu! Danda li ki maru chu! How are you? I am well! I’ll take a stick and thrash you to hell!
View ArticleThe Bone Palace Ballet
I was introduced to Charles Bukowski’s writing when I was a sophomore in college. Some hippie from Humbolt County came up to visit a roommate and told me to read him. I’m glad I listened. He is now one...
View ArticleThe Birth Of Saint Patrick
On the eighth day of March it was, some people say, That Saint Pathrick at midnight he first saw the day; While others declare ’twas the ninth he was born, And ’twas all a mistake between midnight and...
View ArticleGenius Of The Crowd
Many of you already know Bukowski is one of my favorites. In celebration of his birthday today, I’m linking to a James P Johnson’s astonishing mix of Charles Bukowski’s “Genius Of The Crowd” with...
View ArticleFiddle And Spoon
Hey diddle diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the Moon, The little dog laughed to see such a sight, And the dish ran away with the spoon.
View ArticleFear Heirarchy
Below is Jan Pettit’s wonderful poem “Fear Hierarchy” printed in its entirety. Fear Hierarchy 1. Fear of the dark Under the bed. Inside the closet. Between leap and landing (floor to bed). (Related)...
View ArticleCoin
My friends over at the Copper Nickel (a literary journal published by the students and faculty at the University of Colorado Denver) have recently launched Coin. Coin is an off-shoot site where you...
View ArticleTetrapharmakos: The Four-Part Cure
“The four-part cure,” is the Greek philosopher Epicurus’ remedy for leading the happiest possible life. Don’t fear god, Don’t worry about death; What is good is easy to get, and What is terrible is...
View ArticleWe Who Are Your Closest Friends (A Poem For Valentines Day)
we who are your closest friends feel the time has come to tell you that every Thursday we have been meeting as a group to devise ways to keep you in perpetual uncertainty frustration discontent and...
View ArticleA Poem So You’ll Know All Of Scrabbles Two-Letter Words
Happy National Scrabble Day! David Bukszpan, author of Is That a Word?, wrote this poem to help us remember all 101 105 two-letter words that you can use in Scrabble. The most important lesson for...
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