Month: January 2016

Poetry

Donald Trump Poetry Sequence 3: “The Musical Trump” by Stuart Jay Silverman

THE MUSICAL TRUMP* With a horn unencumbered of mute, The Donald is forte on toot. His bass is sublime As he farts marking time. When he tinkles to end, he’s a flute. *trump, my brother-in-law informs me, in the U.K. is slang for “fart” AND SPEAKING OF… He’s a businessman versed in the arts, And a melter of feminine hearts. The Trump has no rival, His … Continue reading Donald Trump Poetry Sequence 3: “The Musical Trump” by Stuart Jay Silverman

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Donald Trump Poetry Sequence 2: “The Donald Issues An Apology-Cum-Explanation-Cum-Clarification in the Manner of McGonagall” by Stuart Jay Silverman

THE DONALD ISSUES AN APOLOGY-CUM-EXPLANATION-CUM-CLARIFICATION IN THE MANNER OF MCGONAGALL “Those who know me know I would not dare ever Refer thoughtlessly about a lady’s wherever, In the sense, that is, of thoughtless disparagement Of her lady parts, which are in marriage meant To solace and give comfort to her wedded spouse Because to do otherwise would label the speaker a louse. So, Megyn, these words are … Continue reading Donald Trump Poetry Sequence 2: “The Donald Issues An Apology-Cum-Explanation-Cum-Clarification in the Manner of McGonagall” by Stuart Jay Silverman

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Donald Trump Poetry Sequence 1: “Making America Grate Again” by Stuart Jay Silverman

A QUESTION OF CLASS In the heat of the fray, Donald Trump, Who called Rosie a slob and a frump, Turned from mere polliwog Into virulent frog Oozing toxins from high on a stump. DONALD DUCKS THE QUESTION By “wherever,” he said, he meant, “nose,” When the hormonal question arose,           He just couldn’t be rude, Or so vulgar, or lewd, … Continue reading Donald Trump Poetry Sequence 1: “Making America Grate Again” by Stuart Jay Silverman

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Criticism

“Money” Makes the World Go Round

The unwitting enslavement caused by money is a topic that many writers have examined (particularly in George Orwell’s Keep the Aspidistra Flying). Martin Amis’ novel, Money, is a simultaneous homage and slandering of it. Detailing the spiral of John Self, a director of commercials with a weakness for alcohol, money and pornography, we are content to watch him go mad from materialism after being given … Continue reading “Money” Makes the World Go Round

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“Memoir of My Anger” by James Capozzi

Then I notice noxious gas drifting across New Jersey dream of the dismal swamp. Then tweens end their sexting and scatter into apoplectic dusk. Their behavior itself is adult, their body covered in armor like the city’s scab has grown up circular around its river itself. The downstairs puppy—named Cobalt, or Robot—is washed in it and my desire for cherries or peace in this moment … Continue reading “Memoir of My Anger” by James Capozzi

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The Division Between Famous & Non-Famous Foretold in Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said

Known for his mastery of depicting the surreal, yet believable police state, Philip K. Dick’s Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said details the harrowing experience of Jason Taverner, a world-famous TV show host and singer who finds himself completely unrecognized and unknown in an instant. Among other themes, the novel is particularly salient with regard to illuminating the insignificance one feels when he is not … Continue reading The Division Between Famous & Non-Famous Foretold in Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said

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