Word of Mouth Cincinnati


relaunches its feature-open reading


at MOTR Pub

 
 1345 Main Street, in Over the Rhine
        

Sunday, July 25, ​6 PM 
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Featuring Francis Pospisil 
 

FRANCIS POSPISIL was born when the sixties died during the summer of Altamont and Charles Manson. "My first media memories are watching the Watergate trials. A latch key kid of the seventies, I drifted into punk rock as Reagan promised to make America great again. I’ve delivered a lot of pizzas and played in a few bands. I create music, art and poetry out of a sense of catharsis and healing. The last year and a half has been like a coma. I am ready to emerge like the Cicadas."



Founded in 2014 by fellow writers Jim Palmarini and Mark Flanigan, Word of Mouth Cincinnati honors the  memory of   late Aralee Strange who, after many years living, writing and producing work in the Cincinnati area, moved to Athens, Georgia where she co-founded Athens Word of Mouth. WoMC welcomes all writers of all stripes and inclinations to show up, mouth off and listen. ​

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Roxie’s Sonnets

Primary
Red is a color
Very significant
I do not need to mention lips or roses
Instead I’ll remember her stungun staccato
The reverb reflections of how
She shakes her tremelo
Modern love is different
Than the modern dance
Her eyes are a deeper blue
But she doesn’t dye her hair anymore
This moment won’t be the same
When we remember it
Tomorrow is another lifetime
I look forward to the yellow

Sunny Side Up
Early morning sunlight is diffused
Translucent like the runny yolks
In Hemingway’s eggs
I skip the ketchup
And thoughts of suicide
Short blunt actions are avoidable
Short blunt sentences are effective
I clean my plate with unbuttered toast
I hit the sidewalk to wait for the bus
A book is a companion
An empty seat is hoped for
A day of possibilities is expected
Learning will happen regardless