Race Matters or Where Have You Been?
Race in Education: Where do I Begin? Here’s to aboriculturists and gardeners with their bags of seeds and magic tricks, because… read more
The Precariat
Montréal Serai included two of my poems in their latest issue. In the following editorial excerpt, Prasun Lala introduces… read more
What Third Eye?
What Third Eye? Approaching a horse on the side of the road, crows on its back, tearing its flesh… read more
Scratching My Head
July 20th Forest Hills Library Open Mic
Come out and read a poem or sing a song! I’ll be featured for 20 minutes and plan to deliver… read more
Trumpian Laughter
After reading about Trump’s proposed 2018 federal budget for discretionary expenditures, I wanted to laugh but simply couldn’t. Currently,… read more
Welcome to My Father’s Day
The following poems are from an unpublished manuscript titled, Snakes and Ladders. There are Fellow Travelers and then There are… read more
Without a Grain of Salt
As a follow-up to my post of Paradise Lost: Borikén on Tuesday, I intuitively felt the need to mention PEN… read more
PEN: Defending Free Expression
A TOOLKIT FOR WRITERS AND READERS Behind Bill’s Hobby Shop Window there’s a silence in my voice…… read more
Paradise Lost: Borikén:
The New York City Puerto Rican Day Parade is on June 11th; but as a member of the island’s diaspora,… read more
Late America
Painting by Eric Fischl at Skarstedt followed by an ekphrastic poem. Late America Daddy, enough with the… read more
Flash! I will be reading May 11th for…
The Boundless Tales Reading Series. It will be a pleasure to join Anne Born, Debra Emin, and John Esposito. Aida… read more
Allen Ginsberg (June 6, 1926-April 7, 1997)
As a Brooklyn College MFA student from 1996 to 1997, I was extremely fortunate to know Allen as a teacher… read more
Dialogical Discourse to Creativity and Liberation in the Introductory Poetry Workshop
This is where I was two years ago. Feel free to build or burn your own bridges with this brief… read more
In a Bottle or a Teacup Today?
In a Bottle or a Teacup Today? Asked about his fighting philosophy, Bruce Lee said flow… read more
Where Will The Words Go Now?
Where Will The Words Go Now? Where will the words go now, when abnormal is being normalized, and journalists… read more
A Tennis Poem: Old School Sweating
A Tennis Poem: Old School Sweating I was trained to watch the ball— the back in the day… read more
For The New Archaics
Recruitment in The Northwest Gallery Tonight This painting calls me in for more of thunderous blasts and… read more
Going My Way?
Where are You on Religion? Does it play a role in your life? It’s hard to imagine the world… read more
In and Out of Time
Are you ready? Let’s begin with Noam Chomsky sharing one prominent way that critical thought and dialogue are stunted… read more
Reflection Reflux
A version of this short story first appeared in Ricky’s Backyard, 2016. Reflection Reflux … read more
Inauguration Day: Duck and Cover! Or not!
MY RANT & CLOSING POEMS. Since our last election day, except for a few poems, I have found it hard… read more
Sculptor & Stone
Speaking in Stones I A stone told The Sculptor what it wished to be. The Sculptor melted into tears…. read more
Loving Nonviolence
Given the neo-fascism in the U.S., the raping of Puerto Rico, and North Carolina’s recent Republican coup, my twenty-year struggle… read more
Mentoring? Dancing on the Edge?
Normal blood pressure is 120/80; last week my blood pressure hung around some dangerous numbers; 198/107 made me check in… read more
Newtown Literary #9 and Lending/Returning Books
Newtown Literary had a launching event for issue #9 (buy here!) a couple of days ago, and I was one of four… read more
The Spirit of Tennis
There is nothing wrong with competition—as long as it’s wholesome. It leads to all sorts of good things. Game on…. read more
Milady’s Haiku
Post election day, I’m back to a familiar question: does poetry matter? It matters. Little Framed Picture In a… read more
Living Post-Truth
A Rant: Living Post-Truth It has been a while since my Election Day entry; the initial shock is over; I’m… read more
Dear Daughter
Dear Ruko, Trump will soon be our President, our Commander and Chief: he took America. I have not had… read more
Trigger Warning: Poltergeists, Sex, and Vulgarity
One of my favorite stand-up comedians, George Carlin, the gods rest his soul, did a bit in the early 70s’… read more
Ghazal Me
In my October 7 entry, I included a poem, “Knives,” that was inspired by Gary Soto’s “Oranges.” I completed… read more
Kathy Change Remembered
Kathy Who Set Herself Afire 20 Years Ago Remembered at Penn. Philadelphia Inquirer Yesterday’s commemoration was arranged by Anita King… read more
Looking Back at a Reading
This past July I had the opportunity to represent, along with Sydney Hartlove and Catherine Fletcher, the Boundless… read more
