After two novels, short stories, the morph to minstrel with 2008 poems published in Neon, Yellow Mama, Word Slaw, poetryfriends, Poesia/Indiana Bay, kudoswriting, Sonar4, Poets Ink Review, The Battered Suitcase/Vagabondage Press, Twisted Tongue in forthcoming Xmas Issue, Danse Macabre, Language & Culture, Kritya.in. First novel, At the Hearth of the Devils Lair, followed by 2000-mile book tour on a VESPA scooter through Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Annapolis, Baltimore, NYC. Life During Wartime, second album, completed Fall 07, followed by MORPH. Originally from Montreal, Canada, is current Italy co-director of Summer Literary Seminars, a Creative Writing Workshop for the truly inspired with programs in St Petersburg, Russia; Kenya; Lithuania and Italy for 2009. Join us: www.sumlitsem.org Finally, SUPPORT the ARTS by staying at one of my Holiday Retreats: www.villamonteferrante on the Adriatic Sea, or Casa Corradi, near Parma.
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FOR THE BIRDS


What's the matter with you?
Come out and play
Poesy's for the birds

And the birds are chirping
In the woods
And you're inside
Studying

What?
Theology
Math
Physics

What a fool
The cerulean sky screams
Staying indoors
A crime

The suns alight
Not a cloud
Enraged
Get out

You're in the dark
About lots of things
San Francesco
From Assisi


END OF SUMMER

End of summer is about the leaves falling
Trees grown barren

As we do

End of summer will have us store
Anecdotes and tales we've gathered

What a laugh

The joy bitter
And short-lived

Our spirits raised a plateau

You've topped the crest
What lies next?

Defeat?

Replay!
With edits here and there

End of summer
Our last supper