Category Archives: National Poetry Month

Andrew Marvell Palimpsest (“The Grower’s Song”)

Posted on May 1, 2016 by dhadbawnik

Used to be I had the world by the tail– The lush buds fresh and sticky, Green and kind behind the house All of it, with me, a giant selfie Till this babe Julie came and she What I do … Continue reading →

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H.D. Palimpsest (These Walls Don’t Fall)

Posted on April 27, 2016 by dhadbawnik

On April 6, 2016, an Iraqi college student flying from L.A. to Oakland was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight after another passenger heard him speaking in Arabic on his cell phone. An ‘inshallah’ here and there, some threats sent … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare Palimpsest

Posted on April 23, 2016 by dhadbawnik

Full fathom five thy old bard lies Let’s raise a pint and ‘cheer’; He liked to hang out with the guys And drink his fill of beer. He left us with a few good jokes, Some truths about the common … Continue reading →

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Pound Palimpsest

Posted on April 21, 2016 by dhadbawnik

And then went down to the ship. Then became Men’s Rights Activists, set queer keel to breakers, then played the $1.5 billion powerball 27 times and lost, sat down in a daze of tickets feeling numb- ers falling around us, … Continue reading →

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John Donne Palimpsest

Posted on April 15, 2016 by dhadbawnik

As virtuous men pass mildly away And click ‘delete’ on their life’s file, Messaging their FB friends to say I’m checking out, but with a smile: Let’s not freak out and make a scene Cuz if we do, we’ll lose … Continue reading →

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Milton Palimpsest

Posted on April 10, 2016 by dhadbawnik

When I consider how my light is spent Playing stupid games like Mafia Wars Shooting perps and going for high scores In a dark and damp room in the basement While the landlady yells at me for rent And upstairs … Continue reading →

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Emily Dickinson Palimpsest

Posted on April 8, 2016 by dhadbawnik

Because I could not stop for Death I texted my friend Marcie To grab him and we hooked up later At Club Immortality. We slow-danced — grooving To a soft tune That made us sway until It jammed hard, Suddenly– … Continue reading →

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