You see a known murderer break into your neighbor’s house. Your neighbor and his entire family are sound asleep; the only people awake are you and the murde...
O let none say I Love until aware
What huge resources it will take to nurse
One ruining speck, one tiny hair
That casts a shadow through the universe:
W...
“Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.”
Matthew 4:11
When indie folk artist Elliott Smith committed suicide in 2003, his restless ghost...
She’s a beautiful girl. Red sweater, white shoes, cherub cheeks. Unsmiling eyes. The first time I saw her, I wondered if what George and Nina had said about...
I AM the voice of the unseen
You shall never know me,
Listen as my words evaporate
What I say refers to nothing.
All the days of life vanish
Each one...
from the burial ground
at old Copp’s Hill
two clay-daubed ministers rise
floating from their earthen mound
flitting through the red-bricked ville
fleetin...
You descended into hell.
You plunged, razed it with your eyes –
This song is in praise of you.
You descended into hell
in a boat
with the outstretche...
When was the last time you loved an idea?
Not enjoyed it, not found it pleasant, not thought it nice. Loved it in the most nakedly powerful way possible with...
