poetry

  • … an ode to tanka

    Tanka are a vessel for holding tough things. I don’t want to add “in a beautiful…

  • Upside-down, But Make It Make Sense

    What are you waiting for? — For space. Allowed to wait without a “for”. Will I ever…

  • curve ball

    my hairdresserwants atomic batteriesin everythinga learning curveball Map of the Problematique by Muse

  • Dystopia & Dystrophy

    In front of our kitchen window, as I look out into the dim birth of night,…

  • Till the gate is open

    we’re sitting on the library stairstill the gate is openI listen tothe honks from the river

  • a friday clothes line

    a Friday clothes linewith carelessly hung garmentsmy needsnot ready to betaken down eine Freitagswäscheleinemit achtlos aufgehängten…

  • coaching ’25

    kindly holding a hand to grab for certain reasons cusps Emptying the coffee mug in one…

  • it’s getting concrete …

    What do concrete poems and haiku have in common? (The answer is, yes, the use of…