The more the crisis deepens Harrington

The more the crisis deepens, the more impersonal the speech becomes. It is no longer a dialogue between citizens and leaders but a sermon delivered to the obedient.

Edward Harrington

History

History is rhetorical.

To be ready

To be ready to die is to refuse to be ready to die.

Well enough

I must write it well enough that you are forced to rewrite it.

Dumb questions

Of course there are dumb questions. It's just that they are most likely the ones that most need to be asked.

Every inch

Let us change every inch of the earth and see if it changes us.

New poems

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The Broadkill Review

My poem "here but how" is now available on The Broadkill Review's website as part of their Summer-Fall 2026 issue. Check it out!

The next thing

Give me the next tool so I can do the next thing.

Demeaning

They like it when you demean yourself, but they love it when you agree to demean yourself.

The past

The past may have existed only as a set upon which to stage our memories.

Cause

Cause is a curse.

Subjunctive

I wouldn't be so broken if I weren't so broke.

Always

Stabilization is always contingent.

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Silence (Rothko)

Silence is so accurate.

Mark Rothko

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A function

Function is a function of cognition.

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The distinction

The distinction creates the distance.