Unlikely 2.0


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Editors' Notes

Maria Damon and Michelle Greenblatt
Jim Leftwich and Michelle Greenblatt
Sheila E. Murphy and Michelle Greenblatt

A Visual Conversation on Michelle Greenblatt's ASHES AND SEEDS with Stephen Harrison, Monika Mori | MOO, Jonathan Penton and Michelle Greenblatt

Letters for Michelle: with work by Jukka-Pekka Kervinen, Jeffrey Side, Larry Goodell, mark hartenbach, Charles J. Butler, Alexandria Bryan and Brian Kovich

Visual Poetry by Reed Altemus
Poetry by Glen Armstrong
Poetry by Lana Bella
A Eulogic Poem by John M. Bennett
Elegic Poetry by John M. Bennett
Poetry by Wendy Taylor Carlisle
A Eulogy by Vincent A. Cellucci
Poetry by Vincent A. Cellucci
Poetry by Joel Chace
A Spoken Word Poem and Visual Art by K.R. Copeland
A Eulogy by Alan Fyfe
Poetry by Win Harms
Poetry by Carolyn Hembree
Poetry by Cindy Hochman
A Eulogy by Steffen Horstmann
A Eulogic Poem by Dylan Krieger
An Elegic Poem by Dylan Krieger
Visual Art by Donna Kuhn
Poetry by Louise Landes Levi
Poetry by Jim Lineberger
Poetry by Dennis Mahagin
Poetry by Peter Marra
A Eulogy by Frankie Metro
A Song by Alexis Moon and Jonathan Penton
Poetry by Jay Passer
A Eulogy by Jonathan Penton
Visual Poetry by Anne Elezabeth Pluto and Bryson Dean-Gauthier
Visual Art by Marthe Reed
A Eulogy by Gabriel Ricard
Poetry by Alison Ross
A Short Movie by Bernd Sauermann
Poetry by Christopher Shipman
A Spoken Word Poem by Larissa Shmailo
A Eulogic Poem by Jay Sizemore
Elegic Poetry by Jay Sizemore
Poetry by Felino A. Soriano
Visual Art by Jamie Stoneman
Poetry by Ray Succre
Poetry by Yuriy Tarnawsky
A Song by Marc Vincenz


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Three Poems by JamieLepore-AKA-brace

BandAid QuEEn

ACT 1

If I unGluE
the Stitches++++
from my eyes
If I unTangle
mY guTs
will i see ?
me?
If I cuT off mY nipplES
-Will you leave?
If I shave mY pussY bettER---
will the World be KINDER?
nah
Or will "LuCY"
...help find ...
the Monster...in -me.
Or did she take too much.


ACT 11

Her pussy's
OH!!! soo---clean
and
me
well
I'm a BandAid QUEEN
FULL Of ColoR's
but......
I cAnT-SlEEP-
anD I COuLd=ScREam


YouR-OBLVIAN
yoUr-SweAT
an
YOuR PerCeptionS
ARE=NOT!
mY ConCeptionS
ok?

"YOURE S0-COLD)))
liFEs =A=BiTcH=
nOT AS SimPlE
As As oinon PiE


ACT 111

"IF I FlEW baCK iN tImE"
w0ulD iT bE
to another SilencE?
anothER=CellaR?
AnoThER---JUDGEMENT
OR
"WILL I RECEIVE YOU!
WITH THE WARMTH..
0F...."DeaTH"
HEY---
[I couldn't CARE-
LESS
[-Another-Replay]
anothER-BanDaid


ACT 1V

INSANE!
MY MISTAKE
I tripped in YoUr miSerY
You ScaREd mE
YoU-ProtEcTEd mE
buT-
YOU COULD NEVER GUARTANTEE mE
"From thE MouTH-that smootheS
SOON-THEN
HE CUTS!

"I SLIPPED ON A BANDAID TODAY"
"COUNTING mY cOINS"
STUCK ON THE GAME

FINAL ACT


SHOCK
A-reflection of
YourSELF.

now chill-go camping
Quote:

Age Of anger?
I Do Believe
YES !!!
Even the biggest Fat chic
Could Fornicate
me
Awwwww
Animals dont even act This Way---




-hmmmm__Lies

Quote: Sumtimes I Think ...


HALT!
Im UNDER_______DRESSED
When I am ------Straight...
I==think=--about CHit
Losing all Faith-------in...
  THE-"Calm"

MY NEW PERTINENCE....
...facing....Me.
Im UNDER_______DRESSED
like a uncircumsiZed Prick
.
Oh heres the PRIEST~
HA~the.....PerVERT...

        ThE---Silencer
             in,,my Dreams

Breathes a second more.....

ARE --We Etnally bathed in Illusions 0f===the past"
A Catolog of infinite devotion-to-this-BLACK POND-

MY NEW PERTINENCE.......facing....Me.
[i had a bird once ...
I didnt love him enuff~
i kept his feather*

When I am ------Straight...
I==think=--about CHit
Lossing all Faith-------in...
THE-"Calm"
And
THE " LIES " !!!!!!


We all =EXIT=...Til~.....Tommarrow
like a uncircumsiZed Prick
..I think..
naked by the p0ol.

Oh heres the
      PRIEST~

                       HA~the.....PerVERT...
                                                          .ThE---Silencer in,,my Dreams
                                         Breathes a second more.....
OH----------the " lies " the Lies............




A Walk in My Personal-Bathtub

My stomach -felt flat
and
I wiped the ashes
of his cigarette
off it
I always Tried To
Hide From him
All of my life
HE WEARS BLACK RAINCOATS....
HE Sells Dirty hats
He rides Long cars--
He's The Light..That
Slips through Walls

It was the 4th of july
and I was
a mess
The night Before...
and
fumbling...
I had PACKED
AS MANY
CELLARS
as I could into three Bags.
an i'm still here
"Catchin a slide shoW"
of the 4th of july
fireworks.

THE TV
on tv.. I WONDERED
what the
organge haired FAT girl ...
-ATE?
I..wondered why
she was
Giggling
into the Camera
she was a happy fool
but?
COULD SHE SWIM
in-MY BATHUB?...
?
Did she know me?

I Drifted -Into The HaLL
stepping in bits
of fried Rice
and cheap hairclips.
DID THE ORANGE HAIRED
FAT GIRL...
Live in A...MANSION?..
OH! HOW -I imaginged her!
spread out in her bed-
Recieving Flowers
From Skinny Men.
Eating
till her belly swelled.
like a patched pig.
All the while though..

sleeping on satin sheets....
pillowcases of
the "Jetsons"
and dreaming
Sweet=dreams

The thought--
made me more frantic!

THIS IS WHERE I LIVE!!!...
THIS IS MY BATHTUB!
Bending OVER-
MY TUB
I SAW THEM
Clear for once

"CenterFolds"
In A Rusted-drain
I FELT BLOOD
DRIPING DOWN
FROM BETWEEN
MY LEGS..
I Felt like
a
Winter=MUTE-
an
only they
could hear me
CHILLED-
I Skipped A Bone..

an so -THEY SANG TO ME- .
"night is your soul"
" Love is your blanket"
"I am the man who feeds YOUR Hole"
"Im Your One-Eyed dog"

COUNTING THE KNOTS++
n My Hair..
I lay
STRIPPED.
to My Lesson.
The Bathtub
DRAINED

TEMPT
me
DERANGE ME
Blindflolded
i.....
....could now SEE...
TELL ME....WHAT?
I've mastered DEATH
My hand slid over the rim
of the dirty tub ring
My head bent far
to kiss my own Lips<>
The FIRE WORKS Again
MY PartyDRESS on fire!
"EAT UNDER THE TUB"..!

while listening to memories~
While being able to Determine
Truth From A Lie ~
Or Illusion From Reality
~Or the MasterMind
From The Unclever Yuh see.
I Have Awakened From
A Long --Long----
--Sleep----
---you---
----have.....inspired me.
ALL OF YOU
and
...once again
SHE WAKES~UP
ON THE 4TH OF JULY

Dedicated To:
All Believers and Non-Believers....
of the realm of Insanity.
To "Lucy" * To Cait collins * still luv yuh chica


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