Ponderable polemics, poetic

WordPress site of poet Mark Lucker

Contemporary Life

  • In focus

    Grainy black-and-white squares of life framed in sometimes dated white; glossy paper mosaic tile dioramas snippets of life that have given way to phone-shot, high resolution videos that show all, tell virtually nothing You can’t sift through a file full of instant gratification videos, you can’t scroll through a pile of snapshots of folks in… Read more

  • Fold this for a minute…

    My past is a detailed map of mosaic tiles; true picture discerned only from a distance up close, personal, the lines of each piece go every which way and intersect at odd angles going nowhere and everywhere Step back a bit and the picture comes into cleaner, crisper focus you see where you have been… Read more

  • Dunking debunking

    Consider the common donut if you purchase one it comes with a hole you can purchase just the hole, but it is not a hole at all it is a ball; a doughy sphere made from a disc that once was where the hole is now, yet it was never truly a hole in its… Read more

  • Bartender genome

    Sitting alone at a bar downing a row of tequila shots will earn you something from across the bar; griping rights, pour-out-your-heart privileges – at the very least, a knowing nod, acknowledging smile, tacit agreement, ‘go for it’ shrug Sitting by yourself at Starbucks counter coolly throwing back espresso shots while clicking away on your laptop… Read more