Author Archives: dhadbawnik

Holy Sonnet 1

Batter-up to my heart, triple-threat God you who can hit harder than a slugger on ‘roids staring down a pitcher who’s got nothing left in his arm, a hanging curve looped right over the plate, square up and smash that … Continue reading

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Kalamazoo 2016 Redux

I just returned from my seventh International Medieval Congress in Kalamazoo, MI. As always, I had a great time, emerging both exhausted from the whirlwind of activity and socializing, and exhilarated from the stimulating and provocative discussions. This Kalamazoo felt … Continue reading

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

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)

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

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

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

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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