"Kaddish Kaddish for Mrs. Ginsbergis not Kaddish,For your mom raised a Buddhistand mine raised a Jew.You'll zazen for your loss,I'll daven for mine.I do not belittle your loss,your grief is no less than mine.But by abandoning your tribe, אלון,Who now will say Kaddish for you?"
"Doldrums People who live in the doldrumscan't throw caution to the wind."
"Preachiness vs. Prose vs. Poetry A poem that says what it means is prose;if it means what it says it's a sermon.Leave the homiletics for the priestsprose for the journalistsand soulful resonancefor the poets."
"Unless you're a lesbian... [10w] Feminism is not a sustainable position without giving up love."
"Celebrity [10w] Celebrity seeking is like love or war: NO HOLDS BARRED."
"Obscure Poetry Obscurity does not make a poem better or deeper.It simply makes it obscure."