Author Archives: dhadbawnik

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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Spenser palimpsest

Posted on April 7, 2016 by dhadbawnik

One day I carved her name upon the stall Door, but the janitor painted over it; So I wrote it on a different wall But some wise guy drew a giant arrow With the note, “Nice piece of ass!” Pointing … Continue reading →

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Dylan Thomas Palimpsest

Posted on April 5, 2016 by dhadbawnik

Don’t go quietly with those “good” cops. Raise arms and they might shoot you dead; beware at even “routine” traffic stops. Wise guys know when something “pops” to duck and run, cover their heads; they don’t go quietly with those … Continue reading →

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From Book VII, Aeneid, for #WhanthatAprilleDay16

Posted on April 1, 2016 by dhadbawnik

The wrath of Juno and her last-ditch plan to stop Aeneas, from book VII, lines 308-12. (I just realized I say Juno’s angry about Aeneas reaching Troy; obviously, I should’ve said “Italy.” But it was such a pain uploading this … Continue reading →

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The Poop of the System

Posted on March 7, 2016 by dhadbawnik

I was lying on an air mattress on the floor of my friend Steven’s apartment in Los Angeles when I woke to an email from Prof. Johnson.* It was the first weekend of August, and I had scraped together some … Continue reading →

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It’s been a while…

Posted on February 20, 2016 by dhadbawnik

SO: I’ve been feeling pretty overwhelmed for the past six to eight months, what with the move overseas and beginning as an assistant professor of English at American University of Kuwait. My attention to this blog was already pretty sparse … Continue reading →

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