Gentian Violet

For years I lied
          to everyone
                  said gentian was related
                                 ... more

MORNING

As a child I was taught
the small gathering of matter:

in the garage of summer,
a... more

not the man

you should have fucked
the forest, not the man

the ravine holds secrets
not... more

My favorite period historically

has been the interim period

Desert Dance

I didn’t believe tumbleweeds were real until I saw one
just like ghosts or gods or... more

Late June on the North Side of Town

We are in a paleteria eating lime & chamoy ice cream—
or is it sorbet?... more

CHESTERTON’S FENCE

The poem is a small gate
on a country road
the rare motorist must stop
to... more

the only person who texts me is my mom

mostly about how her back hurts
i send her a
proverb that... more

Gratitude for what’s new now

When we,
best friends,
held each other's faces in our hands
like... more

Maybe the green / just shows up...

Please cc my soul / on every email...

There are two of you (you being singular...

"Foul Machine" and "Randy Got an Idea"

which is not a signal / but a storm warning...

An immigrant from the Russian Empire invented jeans...

I knew you'd come undone...

"By the Seashore" and "The Return"

"en-misting" and "earth is the only planet in our solar system not named after a god"

"On Trepidation" and "When I'm Lonely, I Shop Online for Things I Don't Need"

"32 questions for a photograph" and "Blue Door"

My Harry Styles poem has gotten very good at glass of Lambrusco
on the arm of the sofa not crashing & purpling the... more

Jeff O told us that he and Brian H split after watching Chasing Amy...

If my father decided to do it...

"Start This One in Bernie Sanders Voice" and "Probably I'm on Fire"