Bob Ziller: Three Poets and a Fool
William Blake . Vanessa German . World Wide Walt Whitman . T. Rump . Keep America Great! — Copyright 2016 Bob Ziller Bob Ziller is an artist, poet, translator, singer, … Continue reading
Vanessa German: Hardbadmean Streets
there waz a new girl/woman on the street. before i left yesterday. i saw her. marching the corner between brushton and the brusies. making. hard eye contact at alla the … Continue reading
Vanessa German: When you ask me to pray for you
when you ask me to pray for you.i go up to the roof of my soul.to the top of that mountain where the sun iz red yellow orange right up … Continue reading
Vanessa German: The Barber’s Chair
got the Sunday morning haircut at the neighborhood barber shop.talkin pittsburgh.weather.where you from and are your kids ok.the barber man speaks to the atmosphere of my heart and my eyelashes.he … Continue reading
Vanessa German: My People Know about the Tears
sometimes i hate you. sometimes i hate you and i feel it rising up in my throat spine lips acid a neon shaft of rage through a red needle an … Continue reading
Vanessa German: Let the Hand Go Free
let the hand go free. see what happens when yo mind iz not occupied by the occupation of being occupied by the occupation. let the hand go free and … Continue reading
Vanessa German: At the Afternoon Bus Stop
so i waz downtown at the beautiful bus hour when alla the high school kids and after work mamas are making their way from the hard work n daycare to … Continue reading
Vanessa German: Blue House
a blue house with stars calling up the almost-evening sky. shining in the sunset her stars and her eyes. where were you when the sky went pink and long over … Continue reading
Vanessa German: I believe in healing
black madonna on a paper towel from the public restroom at the shadyside hospital emergency room. where i have been too many so many times. up in there. knowing my … Continue reading
Vanessa German: New Crack in the Neighborhood
there is new crack on the street today plus the first of the month was yesterday which means checks been cashed all night and spent on the block. you can … Continue reading
Vanessa German: Laughter and Blackness
It is not like i am ashamed of my sorrow. or even ashamed of my rage. i am rage. i am outrage. i am the blues. i am blue. i … Continue reading
Vanessa German: The Secret Cities of Ohio
there are a million secret cities in the middle of ohio. a million hidden gravel roads pressed deep into the way back like creases on the dark side of god’s … Continue reading
Vanessa German: Emergency Art
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been to the emergency room in the past 18 months. But i’m good at it now. Sad and tired of knowing … Continue reading
Vanessa German: Riot the Beauty
Riot the beauty. throw it brick-like n elegant as a cruz missile right into the lie. strap it around yo waist. let it be yo lasso n heat shield n … Continue reading
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