Poetry | Thursday, August 13,2009

for carol manley

at four o’clock the birds in the gardenattend to their psalmsit is that sort of daybeginning with a consecrated hourovercast perhapsa weekend saturdaywe will go to the farmers’ marketthis

Books | Wednesday, April 4,2007

Giving a voice to our grief

Petrakis weaves a powerful, wrenching tale in Legends of Glory

By John Knoepfle

Untitled Document Harry Mark Petrakis’ newest collection consists of eight short stories and a novella. The short stories are vintage Petrakis, rooted in Chicago’s Gr

Poetry | Thursday, December 30,2004

Knoepfle 12-30-04

By John Knoepfle

Readers, it is a good time for saying goodbye. I have enjoyed being here these many months, but I have so many other things I want to do and who knows the time may be short for doing them. So I

Poetry | Thursday, December 23,2004

Knoepfle 12-23-04

By John Knoepfle

lighting the christmas tree in the auburn square this tree will be our own rising star it will sparkle even if there are clouds in the sky this soft-needled fir glowing with light th

Poetry | Thursday, December 16,2004

Knoepfle 12-16-04

By John Knoepfle

walking in snow shutting down time to walk in the snow make footprints where there are none only the crooked marks of the dogs mooch or joe the best of dogs it is good coming down thi

Poetry | Thursday, December 9,2004

Knoepfle 12-9-04

By John Knoepfle

something about love love is like a bowlso when you break itglue it togetherif it won't hold waterfill it with apples © John Knoepfle 2004

Poetry | Thursday, December 2,2004

Knoepfle 12-2-04

By John Knoepfle

first day of the month sleet rain in buckets wind to knock out your teeth showers of ice then the snow snatches the house water in the basement cold shocking the windows even the c

Poetry | Wednesday, November 24,2004

Knoepfle 11-25-04

By John Knoepfle

november proverb well I do believepie are triangledand a turkey with one leggets more to the gobblethan a three sided square © John Knoepfle 2004

Poetry | Thursday, November 18,2004

Knoepfle 11-18-04

By John Knoepfle

writing from the hospital the erratic heart off center slightly unbalanced yes and that is like the rest of the world this is so strange the heart wandering alone everything so quiet

Poetry | Wednesday, November 10,2004

Knoepfle 11-11-04

By John Knoepfle

now and winter coming on rain all day today heavy downpours bad day for street people and this on all hallows too what happened yesterday well there was a bad flight had us sucking