Most Days My memory, a gumball machine,uses tokens, not real coins. The blue gum tastes like sky, what else?And more than a hint of blueberry.Sometimes the core tastes of iron… You can get the rest of the poem and the playlist at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #176: Most Days
Late Naturalism I’m becoming old,or an older poet,or just old in all the ways. I remember being annoyedby poets talking about flower names,particular tree leaves, shrubs.I couldn’t tell if the writer wastalking about a bloom or a blossoming rash:lousewort, hellebore, pussytoes, clematis…. You can get the rest of the poem and the playlist at The … Continue reading Musicalia #175: Blooms
Outpacing Us Again Kept waiting in curved air,moving in circles, stair to stair.The windows, some open, some broken… You can read the full poem and get the playlist at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #174: Tender Auras
At-Risk I never told anyone about the facesI saw in the wood paneling, or the Tron Light CycleI stole and hid in the closet… You can get the full poem and playlist at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #173: Slow Learner
Saturdays, Too On our walk, the dog eats another cicada shelland it makes me think of Saturday mornings, Honey Comb cereal,the Honey Smack crackle,chemical sweetness… You can get the rest of the poem and the playlist at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #172: The Comb and the Crunch
Working 250 My chair grits against the warehouse floorand the printer lies dandruffed,near previous projects, flagged and stackedlike skulls… You can get the rest of the poem and the playlist at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #171: Hot Coffee and Styrofoam Cups
Birds, liminal, still as satellite dishes… You can get the rest of the poem and the playlist over at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #170: Liminal Birds
Eating Oranges The skin rips off, flecks into the sunlight like dust motes, a scented exhaust from the tearing flesh… You can get the rest of the poem and the playlist at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #169: Break’s Over
Visitation Eyes rolling in all of this boiling air. From cradle to candle,from candle to curse… You can get the poem and playlist at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #168: Cradle to Candle
Stephen McClurg 