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A
Greek Family
by
Juan Mobili
My God! My son
lives a life that
puts
the Odyssey to
shame,
and I am tied to
a
mast, bound for
home,
to my wife, who goes
on
weaving and
unweaving
to hold suitors at
bay,
hoping I am still
the king
she married before
Troy
became such a long
gig,
and family took a
mythic toll.
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| Art by Bernice Holtzman © 2022 |
Juan
Pablo Mobili was born in Buenos Aires and adopted by New York. His poems appeared or will be appearing in The
American Journal of Poetry, Hanging Loose, South Florida Poetry Journal, Impspired (UK), The Wild Word (Germany), and Otoliths (Australia),
among others. His work received an Honorable Mention from the International Human Rights Art Festival, and multiple
nominations for the Pushcart Prize and the Best of the Net. His chapbook, Contraband, was published this year.
Bernice
Holtzman’s paintings and
collages have appeared in shows at various venues in
Manhattan, including the Back Fence in Greenwich Village, the Producer’s Club, the
Black Door Gallery on W. 26th St., and one other place she can’t remember,
but it was in a basement, and she was well received.
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