Words by Kristin Ross

No explanation, as always.

2011-03-26T13:35:00.000-07:00

Keep on being weird, Franco.James Franco's photo

You.

2011-02-15T16:02:00.000-08:00

This is it,the poem you've been waiting for.Yes,this is the one about you.Dear friendwho wonders if I secretly dislike youwho hopes I may like you morewho is afraid to not be alignedwith meDear Loverwho wonders of my motiveswho will tie himself to all of thiswith vows and a ringand perhaps regret everythingeverythingBlood relativeswho only read to see if I have mentionedfights at

2/9/11 : 4:08 P.M.

2011-02-10T13:28:00.000-08:00

There is a television in the cafewhere I wait for my dinnerand there he is, at a podium."Says he's not stepping down,"the lady at the register commentsas she follows my eye line."Yeah," I say. "He's clearly an idiot.""He wants to get shot," she says,"They'll shoot him.""Or destroy the country."I am watching the tidal waveof bodiesin Tahrir Squareunfurl as the news hits them,this real part of the

Look under "Performance Art..."

2011-01-14T06:22:00.001-08:00

And there I am! Come out and snap your fingers and toes.

To Virginia

2011-01-11T18:44:00.000-08:00

This is an old one (originally written 2006), but I'm re-posting inspired by the "Write A Letter to an Author You Admire" on She Writes.To VirginiaI have so much moreat my disposalthan previous embattledwomenand for that I thank them,profoundly.I will not take to my bedand be given the rest cure;I will not be accusedof hysterics.I have this privilegebecause of words sweatclean through bedclothes,

Not so much Resolutions, but 2011 Suggestions

2010-12-28T16:36:00.000-08:00

photo courtesy of *Sally M* on Flickr Creative CommonsFold a thousand paper cranes. (Instructions)Fiction. Fiction. Fiction. Fiction.Refer back often to this: A Prayer for A New Year.And this: damn right.Create, don't just ingest.Make beautiful lists; draw satisfying lines through tasks accomplished.No skimming. Concentrate.Sleight of hand tricks initiate conversations.Stand on top of (sturdy)

Living and Dying Digitally

2010-10-07T12:56:00.000-07:00