I’m a little slow in announcing this, but my poem “Gunfight In Manhattan” has been published in the online journal My Favorite Bullet. The poem is a part of my upcoming collection Rumsfeld’s Sandbox and follows the publication of other poems in the collection. Those poems include: “Battlefield Confession” “Cigar” “Life” “Love And War” “Old…
Category Archives: Poems
Zukofsky’s Ballade
Yesterday I announced I was reading Louis Zukofsky’s “A”. The poem is decidedly written in the mode of free verse – most parts of it anyway. But imagine my surprise when, at the end of Part 8, I’m reading along and happen upon a Ballade. Right in the middle of the poem. Zukofsky was a…
“Howl”: Because No One Reads It Like Allen Ginsberg
This needs no introduction. Enjoy a “Howl”:
How To Write A Twitter Poem
As National Poetry Month draws nearer, I am planning an experiment that I predict will catch on en masse. I won’t be the first person to do this, but I will be (as far as I know) the first person to codify principles for doing it. The “it” I’m talking about is writing and publishing…
Edgar Allan Poe Enters The 21st Century (And WCP Video Annals)
If you’re a fan of Edgar Allan Poe as I am then you might appreciate poetry videos based on his poems. I’ve uploaded four videos based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, and derivative work by Alan Parsons Project, at World Class Poetry. Feel free to check them out. If you were around in…
From The Trenches: WCP Adds Social Networking Features
Thanks to reader Gary Fitzgerald for pointing me to a website called It’s JUST War. Read poems, watch videos, and hang out a while. Be sure to read Gary’s four poems on the Vietnam War posted on September 2, 2008. Powerful stuff. On another note, I’m testing some new social features at World Class Poetry,…
decomP Publication Credit
If you’re in the mood for macabre, try The Armor Dims, my latest publication credit. This is a post-Iraq poem for me, but fits in with the theme that I’ve been working with in a work-in-progress, Rumsfeld’s Sandbox. The bio that appears at the bottom of the poem: Allen Taylor spent 2005 stationed in Iraq,…
My First Twitter Poem
As an homage to the school of Flarf, I decided I’d write a Twitter poem. Ridiculous I know, but I just wanted to try something a little different. Before I share the poem with you I’d like to tell you what a Twitter poem is or may be. But first, what is Twitter? Twitter: The…
Life: The Poetics Of Breaking Through Walls
It’s been one hell of a week. I’ve been trying to find the time to make a post now for three days. Between Cub Scout meetings, finishing up the final touches on a website update, the business, and household chores, I’ve barely had time to take care of necessary bodily functions. Caring for three small…
Have A Cigar … A Poem On Me
While stationed in Iraq throughout 2005 I had the fortune of being able to write some poems. One such poem is “Cigar,” which was published in New Verse News on January 20, 2008. I’ve decided to give away a copy of the poem as a .pdf broadside, but before I tell you how you can…
