JOHN M. BENNETT







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in the ...g.r.a.v.e.l..................
                           ,


...la sangre por las escaleras abajo.
- Bernal Díaz del Castillo





Mojespadoejo

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lavada ,morada demurada
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irling in shade on the sills s
and s lides ,was shorts was ,f
ace concavitation ,snot in
a bowl pOols ... to yr
lips the rays ,and drink


...boire, ouvrir les murs...
- Arthur Rimbaud







JOHN M. BENNETT






mirmuerteror

the phone dog mailed ...claw
nostril ,nor yr week
suit the sodden sobre
de aguatexto lleno ,boli
de tu culo culebrante
)grunt into the h
oles lll  the(  b
arking briefcase ,flashlight
,towel twisted in the                          
blood yr pale palm
slides off the sheet



...intestino del olvido...
- Manuel Acuña








mirrormirror

my sock stuck mind my
w  h  e  e  l    lum
bar es sence bun
ched in’s shoe I wore it
on down THOUGHT the
misti fried the ASHES
IN THE COFFEE s
aw my withered end  )es
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the ccllloooouuuuudddddddddddddddd

)))yr chewy suit reflection(((



Gegenfuge...
- Johann Sebastian Bach








JIM LEFTWICH


not that

nothing is more ribbon thief 
conference of stutters
vile an cleaver. with beans 
whale-lung pith rattle gold 
and baste band than barking
flavored infinite desires
drain is stand in the streets 
together if a chosen 

04.29.2013





not this

whale-lung pith rattle 
gold-flavored infinite 
desires nothing is ore 
ribbone thief together 
if a chosen conference 
of sttuutters drain is 
stand inn thee streets 
file an cleaveer. with 
beans and pbaste dband 
than bararararararking

04.29.2013





not that

ribbone thief together smile 
ant clover. with pail lunch
pits battle than bararararararking
fold-glavored infinite beans and 
pbaste dband qdaste bqand
bqaundp bqaundp bqaundp desires nothing 
is chore of shutters 
drain is if a chosen 
conference strand inner streets 

04.29.2013





not this

bqaundp bqaundp bqaundp 
desires nothing is chor
e of shutters pits batt
le than bararararararki
ngngngngngngngngngngngg
drain is if a chosen if 
conference strand inner 
ant clover. with pailll 
lunchstreets pbaste dba
nd qdaste bqand nd ribb
one fold-gold-slathered 
infinite beans nd thief 
together filepile smile 

04.29.2013





not that

choir bqaundp be sir filepill
pits battdesires nans nd 
darkiundpo toehold-slats
qand nugngle than barar
if ngngnqaundp bqagngngn
strand inothing is nedrain
illl ngngutters gconfer
te dbant ararar clover. 
dribr lungngnchstreem
therend qis if a chosend taste
thief aonence efold-glob
mile binfwith painite be
dtogethets pbas

04.29.2013





not this

bed togethets pbas choir 
bqaundp bestir glob 
painitemile binfwidth
filesires nans pillpits 
battude endence 
efold-tastethief anon
nd dhold-arkiundpo toe
slat than busqand nugngle
arardrop beqaif ngngnqaun
gngthing is nengnstrand 
inomth choserend qis if a 
drairs geocon fnilll 
ngngutte ertelove dbant 
ararar car. 
dristreeibr lungngnch

04.29.2013





not that

dhold-hets caboose choir 
han dthestir glob bled 
rop sile binfwibqaundpb
ans pillpitpainite smat
chodence fileshires no
eoethief anonbattude en
 lungwrench dristreeibrch
agnglerkiundpo tefold-tast
bnqaunusqand toget nund 
band eqaif ngngslatt
is if as nengenstrarard
noserend qigingthing 
ant corn funilll incomth 
turtelove debdrairs egeo
car. ungngutte ararar

04.29.2013

HUGH TRIBBEY


CANASTA #12

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PESTER VESTAL BASTION

pester vestal bastion
parataxis passive palustrian
residual ropedancer cope
moped dotage changes algae
musty oblige hydrogen drone
fallopian photocopy Caligari wrinkle
gimmick necrotic acrostic
imbue recomputed axiom
bonanza Palladian punk
lemur swirl globular leapfrog slogans
neuroma malign venal vortex laborsaving Mariolatry
cry clerical ramjet
terrapin chortle white trickle
rollicking flagrant white sophist
filial ream rackety bother
Arab applaud duped




A QUIDDITY
A quiddity her crystalline mane. My familiar driveways through republic , the sovereign spender of annuities, the horsewoman patricide to the incarnadine warmonger’s sojourn. The third ideation in strenuous color, a building’s voluntary, the workmen above a heater. The thoroughfare with analysis meddler the tangled sperm of an exhausted brainstorm. 



SPORES SMOTE

tin reconstituted filtered Islamization
stilts piss pesos retrograde
prayed princess simpers swish
slice sorties sweep
bleaching waxy wimp borkbellies
embrace tail blunder pubes lobster
squander chalky lurks monk
lube lacks feral suck crunch
gorilla rollers crow crud
nested avoid graphite flack
handcream jimmies spores smote


 

JOHN M. BENNETT


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EN EL SI LENSIO

VOLODYMYR BILYK


Shrieky Play of Pass-on
---
1.
Для двох.

- Ah-ah-ahhhh-ah, ah-ah-ahhhh-ah
- Ah-ah-ahhhh-ah, ah-ah-ahhhh-ah

- Ah yeah, ah yeah, ah, ah, ah. Ah yeah, ah yeah, ah, ah, ah.
- Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.

- Ooh, yeah-yeah, ooh, yeah-yeah,
- Ooh, yeah-yeah, ooh, yeah-yeah
- ooh, oooh

- Ah, ah, ah, ah
- Ah, ah, ah, ah, ha, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
- ah, ah, ah, ah, ha, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

- No, no, no, no, ah
- La, la, low-ow-ow-ow-ove
- Oh, oh

- My, my, my, my
- My, my, my, my/Ahh
- Oh
- a!
- Hey, oh, hey, oh/Ahh
- Hey, oh, oooh
- Oh, oh, oh, oh
- Hoo-ma, ma, hey
- A-Keep a-coolin',
- bay bye
- A-keep a-coolin',
- bay bye
- A-keep a-coolin',
- bay bye
- Uh, keep a-coolin',
- bay bye,
- wuh, way-hoh, oo-ohh

- Ah-ah-ahhhh-ah, ah-ah-ahhhh-ah
- Ah-ah-ahhhh-ah, ah-ah-ahhhh-ah

- Ah, ah...
- Ah, ah.

---
2.
Для трьох, але одного погано видно

1 - Oh oh oh oh oh oh
2 - oh oh oh oh oh
3 - oh oh oh oh oh

2 - Ay ay ay ay ay ay
3 - ay ay ay ay ay
1 - ay ay ay ay ay

3 - Oh oh oh oh oh oh
2 - oh oh oh oh oh
1 - oh oh oh oh oh

1 - Ay ay ay ay ay ay
3 - ay ay ay ay ay
2 - ay ay ay ay ay

2 - Oh oh oh oh oh oh
1 - oh oh oh oh oh
3 - oh oh oh oh oh

---
3.
для двох

- Yeah Uhm... Oh, ...
- Oh!-uh...
- Oh, ...
- Ha!
- Oh, ...
- ay.
-Oh
-Oh
- uh...
-Oh, ...
-Oh ah... eh...
-Mmm... huh?
- Yeah-Haha-eh
-Oh yeah,
-Haha!
-Oh, ...
-uh!
-Oh, ...

---
4.
Для трьох

- ko me te to mee
pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
Anha nee-boo ki to se
pa-rum-pum-pum-pum

- Or fie nie gie wie brie
pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
Rum-pum-pum-pum,
rum-pum-pum-pum

- Coa mea tae toe mea
pa-rum-pum-pum-pum

- A ne-bo ki to se
pa-rum-pum-pum-pum

- ur fi ne gi we bri
- pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
- toa lala ay-ay be fo re te ki
- pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
Rum-pum-pum-pum,
rum-pum-pum-pum

- soy tro hoe noy yeur im
pa-rum-pum-pum-pum

- hen ve ko me
- Li le bay bye
pa-rum-pum-pum-pu
mei stoy yod bey sie deu hie thie rie
pa-rum-pum-pum-pu
mei pla aye my dru fo hi
pa-rum-pum-pum-pu
mei pla aye ay be fo hy
pa-rum-pum-pum-pum

- Rum-pum-pum-pum,
rum-pum-pum-pum
An he sme ar lea ad at em
pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
mea an mye dry

JIM LEFTWICH


not this

live shale-flavored gain sand 
chosen morse code of nothinge 
together and bears waste bark
ing conference with ribbon ut
tears than the in with of str
eets gold an long infinite is 
a is the cattle ever. desires

04.29.2013





not that


live shale-flavored 
gain sanda is 
the cattle ever. 
desires eets gold

an long infinite 
is tears thin
than the in 
with off-street

legal chosen morse 
code of nothinge 
together and bears 
waste bark fling
 
conference with ribbon 
ut at gut

04.29.2013





not this

shale-flavored levers shell
legal chosen morse is 
tears thin gain sunday 
is with off-street
code of nothinge than 
the in an long 
desires eets gold waste 
bark fling conference with 
ribbon the cattle ever. 
ut at gut live 
infinite together and bears 

04.29.2013





not that

barking conference of streets 
gold live shale-flavored 
gain together and wears 
haste of nothing with 
ribbon mutters then the 
in with sand chosen 
more anti long infinite 
is a is the 
cattle lever. desires fires

04.29.2013





not this

barking conference of streets 
cantilever. desires fires gold 
live shell-flavored is 
a is the grain 
together and weathers thin 
with sand chosen paste 
of nothing with ore 
anti long infinite ribbon 
mutters then the barking 
conference of cattle fever

04.29.2013

MARK BLOCH



the gaping maw twists
the ravenous maw blasts
the cluttered din eats
the workmen on the other side buy
of the glass in aisle four
the thick chipped glass absent
the imperfect
gift of glass
glass you can see through parks
reaching into maw paid
as if it were not a membrane discussed
if the brain did not secrete ignored
if the cortisol did not rise experienced
turbulence in the middle of the night disregarded
the violent din soothed
the pool of refusal watched
the maw that rejects stuck
the unexpected edit sent

PAIL T. LAMBERT

The Canaanite Trilogy

Last night as I sat watching on TV a historical drama based on WW1 called Mash
I felt and then saw a little tiny ant crawl across my arm onto the table and into ah my pepper grinder
tonight I checked and the ant is still there I closed my eyes and thanked the lord that I hadn't put the pepper
on my evenings meal, chipped beef on toast a typical WW1 repast as I try my best to recreate Canaanite culture in America

Along the Pacific coast side of the USA, deep in the mystic regions of the Northwest Passage on the steps of Temple 13
I hear faintly in the distance a rhythmic pounding the sensation I feel the vibrations energizing my feet and legs and begin to dance
swaying backward and forward as I prepare to step into the unknown and spy a large attack poodle cradled by two young women neither of whom
are my two wives or two girlfriends or two neighbors but two unknown tourists visiting from Hawaii searching for an Indian Casino or better yet Las Vegas

one lady told me her husband or boyfriend or girlfriend or wife had left her suddenly for another of course I was concerned
when she told me he or she or them had met some other person or "new" loved one on the internet no, no, no, not again I cried
in WW1 many couples and pets spent up to and including by the way longer than a year separated from there loved ones and only slowly
recovered their upholstery in plastic, fabric or leather and turned to the next available person or pet such as I did when undulating rolling jumping
I saw the look of burning passion in my gardeners eye but grew to doubt his love when he left his ear muffs and leaf blower on as we sweatily embraced

JIM LEFTWICH


not this

live the together desires barking
the cattle ribbon and with more 
in gold gain waste is is
of sand shale-long flavored ever. bears
chosen and infinite a than of nothing
utters with conference streets

04.28.2013





not that

in gold gain waste is is
live the together desire
s barking utters with co
nfere nce streets chosen 
and infinite a than of n
othing of sand shale-lon
g flavored ever. bears t
he cattle ribbon and wit
h more ba rking de sires

04.28.2013





not this

in gold gain waste is ish more 
ba rking de sires
live the together desirehe 
cattle ribbon and wit
s barking utters with cog 
flavored ever. bears t
nfere nce streets chosenothing 
of sand shale-lon 
and infinite a than of nand 
infinite a than of n

04.28.2013





not that

sign barking utters with cog 
in gold gain waste is ishmor
eba rking geode sires infini
tea than nof live them eat t
ogether desireeh cattle ribb
on fish and fitow sand shale
-lion flavored fever. b ears 
tand infinite at than of nan
dinfere sence streets chosen
othing noth no no thing nott

04.28.2013

PAUL T. LAMBERT


I Used To Be An Aluminum Chair 

Alien manatees came up out of the canals riding huge bugs (weevils) that escaped from NASA laboratories during yesterday’s storm. 
With the wind howling while entire tri-level mini-mansions flew overhead destined for far distant locales... New Jersey

Her parents screamed into the cell phone that the bugs were eating the palm trees in the front yard.
Mom that’s fine. Why don’t you let the cat out? He loves bugs. I’ve got to go now. I have a hair appointment at 3:00.

In a matter of seconds the Greyhound bus sized bugs broke through the front door of the house.
Meanwhile back at the diner.  

I approached the man who holding his head in apparent distress sat at the counter and asked for coffee. 
When I brought him the coffee he then asked for cream and honey. Well la dee da...

Up close on him I saw this knife handle protruding from his left ear with dried blood running down his neck. 
Hon is everything all right? 

The cafe darkened while winds whipped the blinds and the lights flickered. 
Hurricane weather like this gets on my nerves is all. I guess its better than those fires last summer though. 

Ain't that the truth. Hon, what will it be? 
He sorta moaned as he gripped his head and looked up at me appraisingly. 

I'll take this here Fried Chicken, the stewed tomatoes and okra and collards. 
Coming right up.

When I brought his order I saw he had pulled the knife out and was whispering to a small dog.
Sir we can't have dogs in the diner. It's against state and county rules. I'm gonna have to get the manager.

He said don't do that. He is my service rat and I have a note to that effect right here ma'am.
Sure enough he had a note from Keester Clinic signed by a Dr. Al "Blaster" Ackerman to that effect. Service rat, hmmm I never heard of that one before.

He's called Lester ma'am. Don't pet him. He takes a while to warm to new people unless of course you spilled food on yourself.
Now he asked me if I had a high chair. Hon I can get you a booster seat.

Much appreciated. Lester don't like to eat off the floor.
He thinks he's human you see and if I don't strap him in he's liable to walk up and down the counter sampling other peoples food.

By the way ma'am I sure do appreciate how clean and lint free your apron is. Why thank you hon, we try to look our best.
I just never been able to get my dark clothes especially the blacks to come out except all covered in lint.

Hon you've got to wash them by themselves and never put towels or socks anything like that in the same load.
Just then the cook shouted "Oh shit!". I heard the dishwasher say, "What is it a rat?" Yah and he just jumped into my new ragu sauce.

Does your rat Lester ever do anything like that? What's your name anyway hon?
My name is Fester T. Moore. It rhymes with my little furry friend here who is called Lester S. Moore.* 

Yep, Fester and Lester Moore at your service ma'am.

*Some years ago Lester and I were at a reception for the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe I introduced him to Lester my rat. You can call him Les. I heard Mies say: "Les S. Moore". Lester and I believe this is the basis of Mies van der Rohe most famous quotation, "Less is more". 

PAUL T. LAMBERT


The Hidden Stanley

1) On the trip to hide Stan in the country. Now please tell me who is he during this the second dedication I dedicate his New Jersey and oil wealth glass floats logs driftwood on the beach coleslaw Clark Lewis arrived and prepared sausage links for their new unseen friend Stanley. Later the pair discovered Astoria gave America Pacific cold water oysters from Oysterville dripping onion rings Oi! Oi! Oi! Oil! Oil! Oil!

2) New terminal for natural gas and Roberto Ham Roast ferry sandwich exports tulip sorbet Japan gaining potato salad coffee pineapple flower noble gas having sex on the railway. Asia docking port full of the afternoon sun dusty dress muddy feet and unloading coal trains of confidence in the subway station for groceries armed police are guarding the river to change your hair style, why now? 

3) Apparently free again of the companies ability to cold water poured magical power of clouds on a different hat every day down the basement of clouds on the beach ham sandwiches and coleslaw Clark Lewis found a place to eat in Astoria and across the river further inland a hill top full on retreat to hide Stan 

4) Now please tell me who is Stan? Because if it is the forest people Tillamook cheese over ham barn robot army inists each wearing a hat lack of pants now the railway Asia docking port swimsuits full of the INIUSA all the way release date on the afternoon sundresses and now why? 

5) In the subway station for the loud noise of cherries, coal, wheat, corn and ethanol? This lady speaking French so fast I can't understand if she says it is the Eiffel Tower or Centre Pompidou I arrive at La Defense for the concert but unfortunately one day too late sorry.

6) In the basement backtracking on the desert at night in the dark led by nocturnal vision eyes closed arms feeling ahead forward slowly to cold water poured magical power of clouds on the train arrives rewire discharged several people men women children equipment business growth based on the loud noise Oi! Oi! Oi! Oil! Oil! Oil! of confidence waves striking the beach. 

7) Coleslaw Clark Lewis sausage links discovered Astoria yes dear I need to go out for groceries got past the armed police guarding us from the forest people between here and there (Fred Meyers). 

8) Tillamook cheese over ham robot army inists each wearing a lack of transmission hummingbird poetry teaching poets day rainy in the rainy in launching the USA release date back based on a lack of transmission hummingbird poetry communications teaching day rainy street light special price we pay water dripping onion ring terminal for groceries.

9) The OSU armed police are now guarding the afternoon electric sun dress and John Roberto Ham Roast Ferry Bennett him exports tulip sorbet Japan gaining potato salad pineapple flower noble gas and change your hair style apparently free to change some of the rules committee meeting in the hills? 

10) What is hidden from you in the rainy street light special price we pay night water poured magical power of backtracking on a different hat down the trip to cold water dark dripping onion ring terminal for natural gas and apples and now moving right along. Eyes closed now do you understand? 

11) In the desert first go in the train when arrives twelve rewire discharged several people (13) Tillamook cheese over ham robot army inists each wearing clothes a lack of the shoes basement of clouds on a different hat flying past down the second curve dedicate his soul bottle ceramic vase steak cooking to Roberto do not go out for groceries till the rain stops. Will it ever?

12) Thank God the armed police are guarding the subway station for groceries also armed police are guarding the second curve go slow dedicate his soul bottle ceramic vase steak cooking do not go in the rainy in the hammer mill ships from loading and oil across the river to go in the river to change some rules of backtracking on the second curve slow down.

13) We dedicate his soul bottle ceramic vase steak cooking do not go on the trip to cold water poured magical power of confidence in the loud noise of cherries, coal, wheat, corn and apples and oil across the second lane dedicate his New Jersey exit and unloading coal trains of transmission hummingbird poetry teaching day rainy street light special price we pay water dripping onion ring terminal for the desert to go out for natural gas having sex on the railway. 

14) Asia docking port full of the second curve cars slowly dedicate her soul bottle ceramic vase steak cooking but do not go on the railway tracks Asia docking port full of cherries, coal, wheat, corn and now ocean park? 

15) In the companies ability to the stairs of the metro transmission hummingbird poetry teaching day rainy street light special price we pay water poured magical power of clouds on the basement of the city center of Stella backtracking on the companies ability to the train arrives rewire discharged several people men women children equipment business growth based on the basement of backtracking on the desert to change your hair style, apparently free to change some rules of cherries, coal, wheat, corn

16) Why did you change your hair style? I respect your right to and apparently free to change your hair style, apparently free to take the stairs and buy cherries, coal, wheat, corn and oil surf across the river to the loud noise of transmission hummingbird poetry teaching day rainy in the stairs of cherries, coal, wheat, corn and large capacity bowl guaranteed his soul bottle ceramic vase steak cooking do not go out for the beach coleslaw Clark Lewis sausage links discovered Astoria to go out for groceries

17) The armed police are guarding the hammer mill ships from loading and apples and oil across the river to the railway Asia docking Crims Island Port Authority full of cherries, coal, wheat, corn and oil Stanley speeds around the second curve rams the guard rail is shot at by the armed police 

18) We dedicate his New Jersey bacon and oil across the basement of the river to the beach coleslaw Clark Lewis sausage links discovered Astoria to the hammer mill ships from loading gas and oil across the USA release date on the beach coleslaw special sauce for dipping and super size that thanks.

19) Clark Lewis sausage links discovered Astoria right across the bridge to the city center of Naselle Grays River Valley the hammer mill ships from loading and oil across the railway Asia docking seagulls port full of transmission hummingbird poetry teaching day rainy street light special price we pay water dripping onion ring terminal for the INIUSA release date on the subway station for the basement of confidence in the background clouds 

20) Sidewalk entrance to the subway station for the companies ability to board the train arrives rewire discharged several people men women children equipment business growth based on the trek through the grass and brambles muddy shore to the beach for the INIUSA AMULET release date in OCTOBER 2012 Portland Oregon on top of all the companies Stanley's ability to surf across the river through cold water waves fish whirlpools waves crashing dripping onion ring swim for the terminal dock 

21) And for the second time or is it the third time dedicate his soul bottle ceramic vase steak cooking do not go in the hammer mill ships for loading and large capacity bowl thats one big bowl guaranteed his New Jersey and oil across the stairs of the companies ability to cold water dripping onion ring terminal for the beach coleslaw Clark Lewis sausage links Robert discovered Astoria returned to the desert to cold water poured magical power of Stanley


The Hidden Stanley (AKA Where's Gibby?)