Tag Archives: Haiku

rejoice our dead

Posted on November 1, 2024 by istsfor manity

Celibates and Paraphiliacs (“So on this Day of the Dead”) Sustain yourself with necro-normative inclinations, make use of what you consume, trap your inner child in an iron maiden. Spend time with your inner critic’s internal monologues parsing the sections … Continue reading →

urn in pieces

Posted on October 28, 2024 by istsfor manity

birth of a new hate tanka a bright wound apacethe carrion eaters droolawash and congealedthe world is turned outside-ina grecian urn in pieces What I’m Reading: the noblewoman solemnly pumps clouds into sacks of leather and stone — Hans Arp … Continue reading →

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unleashed as madness

Posted on October 18, 2024 by istsfor manity

the guano tanka ashtray nouveau mathgoldmines unleashed as madnessfingerpaint abstractsdeluges of sacred batsthe guano keeps on coming What I’m Reading: You, if no one else,will condemn with your tonguethe erosion each disappointment brings. — Tino Villanueva / “You, If No … Continue reading →

machination foreleg tactical

Posted on September 28, 2024 by istsfor manity

icy baffles fu tanka rowlock fealty fuhummingbird machinationforeleg tacticalcardinal swath anagramaqueduct nightmare fissures What I’m Reading: At the cliff of desolation I make my homeFar from the batsThe moon will not roost — Matt Broaddus / “The Answer Is Beef”

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sharp trajectory postcard

Posted on September 24, 2024 by istsfor manity

new anesthetic warrior (haiku tercet) tenor possessionanesthetic finder dronesbreathlessly forward woodland offensive/ serviette for new retainers /circumflex ingot his fingertips zoomsharp trajectory postcardzips death from above What I’m Listening To: I could stare at the sun and sea all day … Continue reading →

canary muffles syncopated

Posted on September 16, 2024 by istsfor manity

arcade embargo inverted tanka thee ministry of hiccups:strawberry canards like hailcanary mufflessyncopated summer lumpskilowatt fun time What I’m Reading: Butterfly bisque in teacupby mannerist bedside plits a slight gyre withdead fire alarm tears. — Aristilde Kirby / “Daria Ukiyo-e”

shot adrenaline fear

Posted on September 7, 2024 by istsfor manity

sanctimonious crow tankas (+) the way a crow shook down…abhorrence from its hemlocksanctimonious—humanity wallowingat its talons sharp and black has given my mind…a steely cortisol shot /adrenaline fear /scores of crows fill the dread skymy heart arrested in flight where … Continue reading →

cupful of mutations

Posted on August 30, 2024 by istsfor manity

Chafed Homicides Tanka Discarded dust caps—Litter the darkrooms and halls—He’s face down in blood.Saint Cupful of Mutations:Keeper of chafed homicides. What I’m Reading: But trees have no interest in good and evil, insects and plant roots have no interest in … Continue reading →

white cells sharpened

Posted on August 25, 2024 by istsfor manity

heavy sickness tanka virus multiplies—white cells, sharpened, overdrive—a heavy sicknessdescends like hot molasseson overtaxed wheezing lungs What I’m Reading: In one day, NBC, ABC and CBS spent almost as much time covering Jeff Bezos’s eleven-minute flight in his giant metal … Continue reading →

subsidized by us

Posted on August 9, 2024 by istsfor manity

we fade daily (tanka trio+) dollops and dogmasthe commandment zone oil wellan outdated muleout to pasture / in the drumsomething off-key this way hums all is commercial—the conifers / the lightningsponsored by exxon /flooding brought to you by shell /wildfires … Continue reading →