Once I finish these,
maybe I should try and locate John McCleod and
send them to him
The 2006 Jackson Mississippi Poems
Word-Picture #1 for John McCleod, Artist
Leaving Jackson
Going Back to Chattanooga
After she opened the door
reluctantly, as we interrupted her boredom,
after she opened the door
the Gallery person asked us
as if this would explain it
were we related to the Artist?
unsaying
“why else on earth
would you be here”
Trying to jump out
from a place
or a person
from a person
not a prison
from a person like a prison
Trying to jump out
from a place or a person
that kinda maybe really
doesn’t hold you hostage
leastwhys not
in a hostagey kind of way
Trying for a
little piece of freedom
within
or without
the relationship of person to person
of person to place
of person to house
of person to a place
like this is my home
even when homeless
this is my home
even when homeless
“How hard is that
for you to understand?
Thinking how leap
can you high
when you know
where the ceiling is
even if
it’s never
been written down
in any kind
of colour and stone
in any kind
of colour and stone
Always caught
about to go
just about there
just about ready
just about gone
just about
not-
revised 2-28-07 from Monday 10-16?-06
reviewed and slightly changed 7-16-13
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About bobsmall1
Bob Small has read at Bacchanal, Barnes and Noble, Borders,
The Booksource (Swarthmore), The Clark Park Festivals,Community College of Philadelphia
Highwire Gallery, The Mad Poets Annual Food Fest Reading,
The Middle East Restaurant, Nexus GalleryThe Painted Bride Arts Center,
The Philadelphia Ethical Society, Robin's Bookstore
The University of Pennsylvania and also in New York City,
Trenton, NJ, Washington, DC, and in many Delaware Valley Venues.
He is the author of numerous chapbooks, including
El Otro Lado (with Maralyn Lois Polak), On watching America Die,
Small Steps and Toes (with Lamont B. Steptoe), and The Unapoet.
This is his first Reading in over a year.
Bob Small was Founder and President of the
two decades old Poets and Prophets,
which presented Poetry Readings
in both Delaware County and Philadelphia.
Bob was the Chair of The Delaware County Green Party and was the
First Green Party Candidate in Delaware County (2005).
He was also a Green Party National Delegate, among other duties.
He is the Founder and Facilitator of
The Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition (PaBac),
which is a Coalition of both Independents and Third Parties.,
seeking to legislatively improve Pennsylvania's Ballot Access Laws. (Facebook)
Bob is also a founding member and
Facilitator of Democracy Unplugged, and Delco Debates,
which has presented Independent and Third Party Forums in Delaware County since 2004. Facebook)
He was formerly involved with Cinema Resistance, and Delco Pledge of Resistance.
Bob currently lives in Swarthmore with his wife
and their menagerie of animals.
He is currently focused on writing a Novel and organizing his Poetry, which he posts on his Blog (Bob Small1). He is retired from most of the above activities, except Delco Debates and Poets and Prophets, which he may return to.
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