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Schuylkill Valley Dispatches | Sandwich

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Happy to have this experimental writing, Sandwich, in Schuylkill Valley Dispatches, an online feature of Schuylkill Valley Magazine. It is not holy, but there is still time to be holy. I’m big on validation along with all the transcendental stuff. I’ve got another piece coming out this month (August 2022) in the Schuylkill Valley print journal. Also see my snake piece, Since Your Are Gone: I Dream You Laughing, also published in Schuylkill Valley Dispatches last year. Schuylkill Valley has a print journal, online Dispatches, and an online journal and their masthead is comprised of Rob Kanuik (Managing Editor of SVJ Online, Max Rabb (Dispatches), Peter Krok (EIC), Jane Edna Mohler (Co-Poetry Editor), Mary Jo LoBello Jerome (Co-Editor), and others (see SVJ’s about page here).

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Sandwich, by Koss, in Schuylkill Valley Dispatches

Anvil Tongue | Emily Dickinson Poems | Wuthering Heights Erasures

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Happy to be included in this release of Anvil Tongue, a website and book publisher run by Daniel Ryan. An Emily Dickinson erasure on hope, a written poem, and some visual word art based on Wuthering Heights are included. The work is in my manuscript about the suicide of a person dear to me. Some of it is erasure, some of it Art Brut. It defies categorization. See the page here and be sure to check out the whole issues. Also see more images/erasures from this series in Up the Staircase Quarterly (also published this year).

Hope, an Emily Dickinson Erasure Poem by Koss on coarse burlap background in black and white.
Hope, an Emily Dickinson Erasure Poem by Koss

Done 2021 | Water-Soluble Crayon on Crossword Poem

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Done, 2021, a visual poem on newsprint crossword—created by moi at the end of the year. I’ve been depriving myself of color for a long time. Here’s a new start to occasional color. Happy New Year!

Done, 2021, Visual Poem by Koss

Indecision | Koss | Crossword Art

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Crossword Poem/Art by Koss, graphite over text
Crossword Poem/Art by Koss

Sometimes less is more. Sometimes I can’t believe in language. But all that really matters is the pencil, the brush, and this moment. Check out some of my other crossword poems and art in my blog. You can also navigate by the categories. Thanks for visiting.

Celestial Work | Koss | Crossword Poem

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Celestial Work, a Crossword Poem by Koss, graphite on mounted newsprint crossword puzzle

Another crossword poem/drawing. It’s made of graphite crayon, pencil and washes. Check out some other recent posts for more.

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