Poem: To the ones that got away
Sean MurphyGratitude to Gyroscope for publishing this one (2017). To the ones that got away It wasn’t me, it was you. Accept this affirmation as the tardy alibi of an…
Poem: Joey Kocur’s Fist
Gratitude for Sport Literate for publishing this one (2016). Joey Kocur’s Fist Imagine a piano pounded to the point where its ivory bones are chipped. The black keys leaking…
Original Poem: Work-in-Progress
This poem was written shortly after I arrived at Noepe, in Martha's Vineyard (where the picture, above, was taken). A meditation of sorts (I hesitate, mostly out of denial, to…
Poem: Kurt Vonnegut’s Cigarettes (from Blotterature)
I'm honored to have this poem (written in solidarity to one of my literary heroes), "Kurt Vonnegut's Cigarettes," appear in the excellent literary magazine Blotterature. Check it out, below, or…