Jon Mahaffie : Writing

April 25th

April 25th

A Poem by Jon Mahaffie


Just some common observations
Sky and Water I

Sky and Water I

A Poem by Jon Mahaffie


Some Eckphrastic poetry
Mus Musculus

Mus Musculus

A Poem by Jon Mahaffie


Ode to the House Mouse
Anchorage to Eagle River

Anchorage to Eagle River

A Poem by Jon Mahaffie


Five short related, but separate poems about Anchorage metro
ACTinG

ACTinG

A Poem by Jon Mahaffie


we hoard proudly our double helix≠ word/meaning ≠ sentence collections,placed, buttressed, burnished,friend of a friend oral storytelling displa..
The Ghost of Capitol Hill

The Ghost of Capitol Hill

A Poem by Jon Mahaffie


I first saw him shamble upBroadway and Dennywith the limp of a manwho limps for a living.Pedestrians pretended nottonotice his boomerangslouchand flow..
Blanched

Blanched

A Poem by Jon Mahaffie


Stray light misted our bellies.We collected stains from mountainsand valleys, wore corridors of colorand lines, straight hips and bodiesstomping groov..
Resistance

Resistance

A Poem by Jon Mahaffie


Fingers rub-bumpon the glossof strawberries,fresh as grass-stains;Bikinis, doffed in adripping slop andwrapped wet to a chairare porous and stretch;Fi..
The Last Work

The Last Work

A Poem by Jon Mahaffie


I found the fossils, I found the work sites,I found the dead ends and sinking bones,I found the last work done in UtahIn the windpipe of the desert.Th..
Leila Palilalia

Leila Palilalia

A Poem by Jon Mahaffie


Some beat poetry nonsense

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