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Rob Plath: Carpe Sanguinem

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Art by Bernice Holtzman © 2023

carpe sanguinem

 

by Rob Plath

 

how can i seize

the moment

when existence is

one big horror flick

i suppose i can plug

my ears from

the terrible chainsaw

w/ the final rags

of my wings

gaze into the mirror

& graffiti some flowers

in blood on my skull



Contrary to popular belief, Rob Plath is not yet under the jurisdiction of the worms. His latest book of poems, Batter the Keyboard Like a Raptor Is Behind Yr Back, is available from Laughing Ronin Press.

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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