Tag Archives: Nancy E. Campos

VOICES FROM THE FIRE: László Aranyi

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VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Morley Cacoethes

Pebbles of Desolation X Beechnut gum from my tobacco pouch dusts these pitiful pulp magazines. Ol’ Morley  waiting south to read, viewing southward,  the papers and pencils and the heights  wilt able in one day. My poor endeavoring  human desk at which I sit so often during  the day. I wave to all those snowyContinue reading “VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Morley Cacoethes”

VOICES FROM THE FIRE: James Maj

Piano Recital

VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Michael Lee Johnson

Frogs “Grow grass, stone frogs,” written on bathroom walls. Hippie beads, oodles colorful acid pills in dresser draws, no clothes, kaleidoscope condoms,  ostentatious sex. No Bibles or Sundays that anyone remembers. Rochdale College, Toronto, Ontario 1972, freedom school, free education. Makes no sense, when you’re high on a song “American Woman” blasting  eardrums and policeContinue reading “VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Michael Lee Johnson”

VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Nancy E. Campos

SUICIDE  You say it’s the easy way out  Shut your mouth, you have no idea what my pain is about  The feeling of being out of control  How every thought digs a darker hole  Thoughts you can’t escape you can’t erase  The anxiety makes you sweat and your heart starts to race  I have nowhereContinue reading “VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Nancy E. Campos”