Sweat and Boils We’re all sweat and boils sweat and scabs scraping with potsherds The whole thing comes down while irony and nonchalance aboun… read more
Five Short Meditations on the Virgin Mary (Note: This poem was commissioned by Abdal-Hakim Murad for his essay appearing in th… read more
Whitman While my wife was massaging my sore right arm in bed I suddenly saw the Civil War soldiers in the hospital Whitman used to… read more
Honoring Our Election of Obama This poem I present in homage to the overwhelming and outpouring national heart-energy in our election of Barack Obama to be o… read more