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Gynocracy and its Discontents

Gynocracy and its Discontents

Posted by jonfrankel on May 14, 2008 in Fiction | 0 comments

Every now and again an upstart crow breaks free from the ivory tower and lands on the lawns of popular...

John Skelton, 1460-1529

John Skelton, 1460-1529

Posted by jonfrankel on May 13, 2008 in other poets, Poetry | 0 comments

Like most people I found my way to John Skelton because of Robert Graves. Because Skelton wore a gown...

The Cascadilla Poets

The Cascadilla Poets

Posted by jonfrankel on May 9, 2008 in Blogh | 4 comments

Sometime in 1999 I joined a writing group that subsequently called itself The Cascadilla Poets. Over the...

Civil War Monument

Civil War Monument

Posted by jonfrankel on May 7, 2008 in Poetry | 0 comments

I watch my babies climb across the nameless memories of this public grave their eagerÂ fingers burn the...

Endangered Species

Endangered Species

Posted by jonfrankel on May 5, 2008 in Blogh | 2 comments

“I smiled sadly for a love I could not obey.” -David Bowie, Lady Stardust Finally, Endangered...

Home

Posted by jonfrankel on May 1, 2008 in Poetry | 3 comments

I wrote this poem maybe 12 years ago. At the time I was in a poetry group. They all had problems with it,...

Blake

Posted by jonfrankel on Apr 30, 2008 in other poets, Poetry | 2 comments

I have been reading Blake for many years now. When I feel like cheering myself up, when I want to know that...

The Island

Posted by jonfrankel on Apr 30, 2008 in Blogh | 0 comments

This is from Chekhov’s account of Sakhalin Island, a Russian Penal Colony and Place of Exile: Very...

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About Jon Frankel

This website is dedicated to my poetry and fiction. The novels, The Man Who Can't Die, GAHA: Babes of the Abyss and The Isle of Dogs are published by Whiskey Tit Press. Writing as Buzz Callaway, I'm the author of Specimen Tank and The Last Bender. Specimen Tank is published by Manic D Press. The Last Bender is published on this website. Currently I'm working on The Vietnam Project, a travel memoir about Vietnam and its long history. I also write book reviews and personal essays about food, art and culture. I live in upstate New York with my family and am a retired stacks manager.