Ghosts The first time I saw him he was standing in front of the Iranian embassy with his mother, or with whom …

Ararat Wrapped in gold foil, in the search and shouting of Easter Sunday, it was the ball of the princess, it was …

Invictus Out of the night that covers me,    Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may …

I. I am a man.  I’ve lived alone.  I’ve been  in  love.  I’ve  played  with  fire, cursed the telephone, and basked in …

The Saved From cutting the nuts out of a bull calf’s bag with a Barlow, from laying case knives on a dress …

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size    But when I start …

The Snow Man One must have a mind of winter To regard the frost and the boughs Of the pine-trees crusted with …

Sonnet LI Summer so histrionic, marvelous dirty days is not genuine           it shines forth from the faces littered with soup, cigarette butts, …

Soon the City Soon the summer Now the pleasant purgatory Of spring is over, Soon the choking Humidity In the city On …