by JL Jacobs | Dec 25, 2017 | Poetry
Art: Marie Dashkova, @melodyphoto CHRISTMAS TREE the christmas tree represents unity meaning in this room we want each other blue lights intertwined with pines green and lust thus we hang our ornaments watch the tree shed its skin onto dog-dusty floor. there are hooks...
by JL Jacobs | Dec 25, 2017 | Art
Art: Dive Down by Karen Nielsen, @karennielsen13 ART FEATURE: KAREN NIELSEN What inspired you to become an artist? I never set out to be a visual artist. It was more of an accident and came from my music. I moved to NYC in the 1980s. The downtown art and music scene...
by JL Jacobs | Dec 24, 2017 | Poetry
Art: Tanja Babić, @tanjaabstractart STIRRING 1. Juncos stagger through sun-swirling firs, praise the revival of day. 2. The alarm commands, Out of bed! Curiosity waits. 3. Headlines disquiet. Not even a mouse expects peace on earth. 4. Music hops the fence ...
by JL Jacobs | Dec 22, 2017 | Poetry
Art: Ferrandis Issaev, @ferrandisissaev IMPERATIVE not happiness, not the petal, not the wing not the breeze that teases the flesh, carries the little leaf – but the rock you stand on the thick rope ladder, the sturdy wooden boat, the weathered beam, the dock – heft...
by JL Jacobs | Dec 20, 2017 | Poetry
Art: Lady 1 from the Antique Series by David Rodriguez, @davidofficialclub THE WHITE CURTAIN pulled around you is immaculate as a field of snow, and has the same protective instinct. This could be temporary. White sky suggests a pause. A blank screen evokes omission....