
Anti-Heroin Chic on This Black Friday
I recently came across an intriguing literary outlier space called Anti-Heroin Chic that supports dealing directly and creatively with pain instead of… read more
I recently came across an intriguing literary outlier space called Anti-Heroin Chic that supports dealing directly and creatively with pain instead of… read more
The most critical news from a shattered Puerto Rico and its traumatized people is not getting out. People on the island… read more
As October 22nd falls on a Sunday this year and suspending my disbelief in heaven, I can see Jesus… read more
Bisexuals Go Where? Surprising vapors from your letters: Did you last write, “I accept your offer of a critique”?… read more
Don’t Worry It’s Friday the 13th; my favorite, Halloween, is coming; I’m going out tonight and that night. Sometimes… read more
I am happy to report my poem “Cuz I Knew Forty Years Ago First” appears in ImageOutWrite, a literary anthology,… read more
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DVDs Under The Bed /The Shining/Omen/Insomnia/ /Night and Fog/Pan’s Labyrinth/ /Nosferatu/Angels and… read more
I Avé Maria Native American Taino island, Borinquén, Puerto Rico, U.S. raped colony, carcass being eaten down to splintered bones,… read more
The U.S. is going through a dark time where we need poets who are good at writing accessible… read more
It’s great to hear “Ghazal Me” will appear in issue #72 of The Ghazal Page. In case you’re unfamiliar with… read more
Warming Up After seeing U.S. Open qualifying tournament matches at the National Tennis Center last week, I came home… read more
Race in Education: Where do I Begin? Here’s to aboriculturists and gardeners with their bags of seeds and magic tricks, because… read more
Montréal Serai included two of my poems in their latest issue. In the following editorial excerpt, Prasun Lala introduces… read more
What Third Eye? Approaching a horse on the side of the road, crows on its back, tearing its flesh… read more
Come out and read a poem or sing a song! I’ll be featured for 20 minutes and plan to deliver… read more
After reading about Trump’s proposed 2018 federal budget for discretionary expenditures, I wanted to laugh but simply couldn’t. Currently,… read more
The following poems are from an unpublished manuscript titled, Snakes and Ladders. There are Fellow Travelers and then There are… read more
As a follow-up to my post of Paradise Lost: Borikén on Tuesday, I intuitively felt the need to mention PEN… read more
A TOOLKIT FOR WRITERS AND READERS Behind Bill’s Hobby Shop Window there’s a silence in my voice…… read more
The New York City Puerto Rican Day Parade is on June 11th; but as a member of the island’s diaspora,… read more
Painting by Eric Fischl at Skarstedt followed by an ekphrastic poem. Late America Daddy, enough with the… read more
The Boundless Tales Reading Series. It will be a pleasure to join Anne Born, Debra Emin, and John Esposito. Aida… read more
As a Brooklyn College MFA student from 1996 to 1998, I was extremely fortunate to know Allen as my teacher… read more
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? Asked about his fighting philosophy, Bruce Lee said flow… read more
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 I was trained to watch the ball— the back in the day… read more
Recruitment in The Northwest Gallery Tonight This painting calls me in for more of thunderous blasts and… read more
Where are You on Religion? Does it play a role in your life? It’s hard to imagine the world… read more
Are you ready? Let’s begin with Noam Chomsky sharing one prominent way that critical thought and dialogue are stunted… read more
A version of this short story first appeared in Ricky’s Backyard, 2016. Reflection Reflux … read more
MY RANT & CLOSING POEMS. Since our last election day, except for a few poems, I have found it hard… read more
Speaking in Stones I A stone told The Sculptor what it wished to be. The Sculptor melted into tears…. read more
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