skylark
on a rose branch—
petals descend in whispers
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
dressed
dressed
this is the day
the blind
view the moon
the night we bite
on silk peach petals
and walk hand
in hand into the fire
with the aroma
of coffee zigzagging
around our noses
like fine art
this is the day
of the catamaran
sailing on open sea
while we laugh
at the wind fearless
of consequence
the first day we cover
our bodies with clothes
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
Tanka
the paper blades go
back a forth between sisters...
each adds a line
in their secret language
on Snow Flower's fan
Thursday, August 11, 2011
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- The Citron Review
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- Salt River Review/ Volume 12, No, 3, Winter 2009
- Ganymede Poets, One Anthology
- Flor del Concreto/ So It Goes Poetry Anthology
- About.com:Poetry
- Rust and Moth
- The Externalist: A Journal of Perspectives
- The Stoning of Sarah
- Illegal
- Letralia Tierra de Letras
- children churches & daddies
- The long and detailed principal of governance
- At the Tail End of Dusk Inn
- At the Church of 80% Sincerity
- The Chilean Temple Initiative-The Silent Beauty of a Mother Bee
- Ink Sweat & Tears
- Intimate
- Poet's Ink Review
- The Texture of Stone
- Bread & Tablecloths
- Weathervane, Royal Doll, In Memory
- Rain Dancer, Illegal
- The Beauty of Tattoos, He and I
- Runways
- Coming Together, Alessia Brio Editor
- Origami Condom
- The Battered Suitcase
About Me
- Sergio A. Ortiz
- San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
- Ortiz grew up between San Juan and Chicago, studied English literature at Inter-American University in San German, Puerto Rico, and philosophy at World University. He was an ESL teacher most of his life but also worked with the elderly blind population as a Daily Living Skills Instructor at the El Paso Lighthouse for the Blind, and the Texas Lions Camp. He studied culinary art at The Restaurant School in Philadelphia and became a chef. His work has been published in over 255 print journals, e-zines, and anthologies. Flutter Press released his debut chapbook, At the Tail End of Dusk, in October of 2009. Ronin Press released his second chapbook: topography of a desire in May of 2010. His photographs have been published or are forthcoming in: W5RAn.com, The Neglected Ratio, The Monongahela Review, and more. His poems were recently published, or are forthcoming in: The Battered Suitcase, Poor Mojo's Almanac(k), WTF PWM, The 13th Warrior Review, Dark Lady Poetry, and Writers’ Bloc.
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