Wanderings – Caravaggio’s Dagger IV:4
This poem, which deals with my parents’ emigration from the Netherlands and the benefits that has bestowed on me, is the fourth of the fourth Taxonomy, “The Waterways of Avalon,” of my book...
View ArticleToo Often Not A Dream – Caravaggio’s Dagger I:11
My book, Caravaggio’s Dagger, is structured as six Taxonomies, of which the first,“The Pyre of the Accidental Butterfly,” deals with instances of war and social disruption. “Too Often Not A Dream” is...
View ArticleColonists of Colour – Caravaggio’s Dagger I:2
This poem, whose theme is refugees in the desert, is the second of the opening Taxonomy, “Pyre of the Accidental Butterfly,” of my book Caravaggio’s Dagger, published by Toronto’s Iguana Books. The...
View ArticleThe Intensity of Yearning – Caravaggio’s Dagger VI:3 – Sehnsucht
Sehnsucht is a profound emotional state, often of such significance that it displaces ordinary reality. I use the word for the title of the third poem in the sixth and last taxonomy of Caravaggio’s...
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