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for Todd Moore…………………………….!
the walk
from Florentine Gardens
to Boardner’s
is quick
on a quake afternoon
the pavement
she walkd
is gone
now names of stars
she never knew
are buried
in a dazzle
like the glitter
on her grave
her name
isn’t there
but she illumines
Hollywood Blvd
forever
there is blood
& then
there is blood
her blood
one of the great
vanishing acts
of the 20th century
her pieces
the first step
toward stardom
tour guides tell
busloads
which buildings
she may have
lived in
more buildings
than [...]

Street of Poets Tucson

Outlaw Dreams

Alex Gildzen | Photo: Stathis Orphanos

I can’t write about Alex Gildzen without mentioning Paul Metcalf. I think it was Paul who first suggested that Alex write me and that was well over twenty years ago. For the record, Paul Metcalf was Herman Melville’s great grandson and a first rate, though badly neglected [...]