Halloween Wrappers by Paula Puolakka

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] Fold me into your heart, "you old fart,"and squeeze me like "George LeBay" would squeeze a girlin the backseat of Christine,the killer car. From "Tree" to "Shark,"from Fraggles to the Gelflings:on Halloween, Jim Henson's universe celebrates happy...

Jokerman by Paula Puolakka

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] The memories of yellow- of kindness and mercy -are the memories of you, my friend.Soft clouds underfoot you roamed around likeJokerman from Bob Dylan's song.Now, the ghosts of borrowed shoes arethe ones keeping company withthis Puss in...

Mr Dennis Eggleston’s Tarot readings by Paula Puolakka

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] And in his hands, he holds the moon:the American Tarot reader and astrologer talks aboutthe ego and the goddess and how hard it is to find a balance betweenthe masculine and the feminine. The pinky ring boosts...

Chant / Help / Learn / Work by Paula Puolakka

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] The protestors are always demanding civil war,but this is only understood by a handful of people, andthey are not walking with the gang.Remember the "peaceful protests" a few decades ago?It doesn't matter if we are talking about...

Clown by Paula Puolakka

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] Over ten years ago, I told everybody thatshe's no good: in her eyes, I saw a misanthropic fog,and I heard her blurt out half-baked thoughts concerningair travel and the political right.While I was planting trees and knee-deep...