The Art of Craig Elliot
For more information on the various works of Craig Elliott please see Craig Elliott Gallery.
View Article“The Other Side of the Barred Window” by Sunil Sharma
The Other Side of the Barred Window May 1889. Saint-Paul Asylum Through the east-facing iron-barred Window of the second-floor bedroom, The familiar sky grew into a revelation That electrified a young...
View Article“Van Gogh’s Ear” by Carol Barrett
Salome Carrying the Head of St. John the Baptist, c.1549 (oil on canvas) by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c.1488-1576) Van Gogh’s Ear The one Gauguin nipped off, sword flicking easy as a fly from a...
View ArticleThe Art of Michael Parkes
For more information on the various works of Michael Parkes please see: The Official Website of Michael Parkes.
View Article“MIST” by Jeffrey Michael Grossi
MIST O death, O spirit, O joy. Doth thou know that all is absolute? The wringing of the tides wash along the shores and with it scum. Detox of life. I must clean up. Guilt and victim make you I. Is...
View Article“I Dreamed of John Gilmore” by Tina Faye Ayres
I DREAMED OF JOHN GILMORE John Gilmore (photo by Ian Ayres) I dreamed of John Gilmore last night John had left a journal mentioned Ian and me we were reading it out in the woods there was something...
View Article“She Waits” by Daniel Knauf
SHE WAITS In her favorite wingback chair Her beloved dog curled in her lap For the cavalry to come And rescue her. The bitter cold wind of yet another winter passing Brushes her hair A man stands...
View Article“Van Gogh to His Mistress” by Margo Taft Stever
“Moonlit Dreams” by Gabriel Joseph Marie Augustin Ferrier (French, 1847-1914) Van Gogh to His Mistress He sensed his ear, but he could not see it. In the blind this is called blindsight. The last...
View Article“Jamie, With the Blue Eyes” by Betty J. Sayles
Jamie, With the Blue Eyes By Betty J. Sayles A small boy trudged wearily along a country road. His golden wheat-colored hair and youthful features looked no different than those of many other...
View Article“Shooters Valentine” by D. Louis Morgan
SHOOTERS VALENTINE If you say you love me If you say “I do” Remember me tomorrow Send your love anew. Put it in a bottle Put it in a can Put it in a box Stamped Afghanistan We fought up in the...
View Article“Broken Window Music” by Heath Brougher
Broken Window Music Similar to fractured light a jagged crystal sparkle lives slowly through the air clear as a bell its ridges tearing the wind falling sideways then down as that broken sound...
View Article“Words Unformed” by Anthony Laird
WORDS UNFORMED A lingering touch. I trace the line of life in your palm, but feel my life, as my heart beats faster. How warm the skin, and the fingertips, would they brush my skin? The memory of...
View Article“A Raven Flies Through Moonlight” by Lyn Lifshin
“The Raven” by Gustave Doré A Raven Flies Through Moonlight Lately, I dread the sky lightening, the black nothingness of furniture, emerging outlines. I want the night to go on forever, empty as...
View ArticleAn Interview with Keith Lansdale
Keith Lansdale is currently working to bring to life an illustrated novel which take place on the same island setting as featured in the short story Prisoner 489 by Joe Lansdale. The novel is...
View ArticleAn Interview with John Gilmore
John Gilmore circa 1961 The following interview was conducted in July of 2011 with the late author/artist/actor John Gilmore. It is offered up here today out of love and respect in gratitude for the...
View Article“The Madman Whirling Through the Tree” by Sean Lause
The Madman Whirling Through the Tree The madman whirling through the tree scatters the sun’s proud abacus to return the moon to love and madness and feel psychosis in the stars. His maddened leaves...
View Article“Slow Bullet” by James Croal Jackson
SLOW BULLET My father often mourned the mortality of grass. I never want to grow accustomed to the mower’s tornado roar then limping drawl that crumples summer’s green into bent xylophone. I wonder...
View Article“Abditum” by Ashley Davis
‘Dawn and Dusk’ by Alphonse Mucha (1899) Abditum Woman of clouded glass Bricks and boards can’t keep you out Standing on the precipice A wasteland, in white. Falling along the edge The jagged mist...
View ArticleAn Interview with and the Art of Nicolas Caesar
Nicolas Caesar is a self-taught artist hailing from Northern CA. Founder of the Scary Art Collective, his artwork brings forth a whimsical creepy landscape populated by beings both sinister and...
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