i am the roller, two poems, one collage, and an update

a sizeable valley snoring

afternoon canals– windows

view finery

(starcastle)

pleasant catullus
foresaw his death

buried along
a whole house

the imagination of the rose

for Leonard Cohen

a solid sky weeps
for its lack.

everything is foliage
everything is desire.

a higher beauty washing itself
deflowers grace.

all horrors are only
half remembered

breeding laughter
and scraping the conjured

Untitled Collage, c. 2014, Kristopher Biernat, Goldsboro, NC.

Update

Working lately, preparing to dive into this upcoming ice storm. Sickened by the news coming from Minneapolis.

Upcoming, plenty of translations–mainly from the French and Spanish–, a new multimedia version of Hamlet, a collection of poems and photographs entitled 8 Poems, a novel about flowers, and I am preparing the launch of a new magazine called Saleté that will incorporate art, literature, chess, and science. I am also working on a new travelogue about my recent (and frankly wonderful) trip to New Orleans.

Stay safe out there, whether you’re in the middle of this cold front, dealing with ICE, or just trying to survive.

My love to you all, always.

What are you working on today? And where are you working?

Also, if you are MAGA, I’d love to speak with you. I cannot understand your position and would love some insight into why you feel the way you feel. We cannot lose open, peaceful dialog. Thank you in advance.

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