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Posted by jonfrankel on Jan 31, 2020 in Poetry | 0 comments

I DON’T

I DON’T I don’t give a flying fuck But I‘ll give a flying fuck to you Usually don’t but I will And I’ll give a shit to you Because I care I do But prefer the...

Posted by jonfrankel on Jan 28, 2020 in Poetry | 0 comments

from Recovered Poems: 13

RECOVERED POEMS 13. 10/6/93 a hoarse mentholated laugh at the radio and I am gone through the rain and headlights driving with my claws and feet eyes and head awake to...

Posted by jonfrankel on Jan 25, 2020 in Poetry | 0 comments

from Recovered Poems: SHAKE

4. SHAKE and the sky was like a tabloid when I wiped the smudge and left a thumbprint on the spider in her eye snow was blowing through the branches did she always...

Posted by jonfrankel on Jan 24, 2020 in Poetry | 3 comments

Poisonous Nostalgia

Last fall I found myself sitting in a fancy hotel bar on the corner of 17th and Park, a few doors down from where Max’s was. I started scribbling on napkins, and...

Posted by jonfrankel on Jan 23, 2020 in Poetry | 2 comments

We Will Be Walking

for maggie We will be working side by side We will dig and cut and fold. The cat is crying in the pantry A sere whip of wind lashes the trees. Bent by time to the task...

Posted by jonfrankel on Jan 22, 2020 in Poetry | 0 comments

The Arrows Pointed

The arrows pointed to it My following eyes burrowed forward Past dark and light even the grey felt- Like fog was stretched across lake and sky. That is where I dwelt At...

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About Jon Frankel

Jon Frankel is a poet and novelist, the author of Gaha: Babes of the Abyss, (Whiskey Tit Press, 2014) and, writing as Buzz Callaway, Specimen Tank (Manic D. Press, 1993). Other unpublished novels include several versions of Endangered Species, a contemporary novel set in NYC in the 80’s, The Last Bender, and The Man Who Can’t Die, a sci fi noir set in the same world as GAHA: Babes of the Abyss. All are published in part or in full on this web site. You'll also find reviews and personal essays about food, art and culture. Frankel lives in upstate New York with his family and works as a library supervisor.