by JL Jacobs | Jan 5, 2018 | Poetry
Art: Alcaina & Steve Art Projects, curators Jose Antonio Alcaina and Paco Esteve META-MODERN NOIRE A grimy pay phone handle Ripped from receiver Still rests beneath haze Silver iPhone screen only Luminous metal post two Latest techno blares Headphones off Lexus...
by JL Jacobs | Dec 27, 2017 | Poetry
Art: Sin Revolution by Karen Nielsen, @karennielsen13 DUALISTIC SONNET Wind smoke smog oxy Cotton scats snaking Through skyscrapers Freeways Kinshasa oil Synthetic field fires No-wave Neon Synths Burst splitting Past realpolitik Tokyo Tolkien Beijing Beyoncé...
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 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....
