This one caused some interesting stir at Kim Rosen’s poetry retreat in Hawaii. As well it should! I finally figured it out. I have an intellectual penis – hell, maybe we all do! If my brain is my biggest sexualRead more…
Cold Water Worms
I thought a happy poem was important. Not all my poems are about Folsom Lake, I swear. Folsom lake is always cold. That’s its virtue. On afternoon blazes, a boyfriend and I would go to a secluded rocky cove, loseRead more…
4×4
I’m wanting to do something with the poetry I’ve written about struggles with sexuality and being a gay man in the world. This is the first. This poem is emblematic for me of the difficulty meeting with men who don’tRead more…
Original Intro to Empath
the intro adds the main love interest, Ryan, which I think is much more yummy! He was breathing hard from his Pilates floor routine. No reformer in the hotel, but he relished the feeling of unmachined training. It raised memoriesRead more…
The Calling
This is the movement deep within, the voice of the self, the voice of Krishna, the calling of the divine, urging you to open, to delight, to unfold. I want to live in you the way fire lives in theRead more…