TFP Poems

Every Last One of Us

A poem for Denis Johnson (1949-2017) — writer, teacher, friend

Oct 21

A poem for my oldest brother, Steven Thomas Judge (1959-2013), who suffered, lived, and loved with schizophrenia for 34 brave and beautiful years.

Sep 23

There Is No America

A poem for Kevin Joe Eldridge

Sep 13

After the song by The Bad Plus

Sep 7

Poem to the Mummified Remains of a Chinchorro Mother and Child

The people who produce the poet are not responsible to him: he is responsible to them. — James Baldwin

Aug 16

The city of Kokura was the primary target for the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki 80 years ago on Aug. 9 at 11:02 a.m. Kokura was passed over that…

Aug 8

After Shōrin-zu byōbu, ink on paper, by Hasegawa Tōhaku, circa 1595

Jul 22

Lear’s Shadow

A poem for America

Jul 14

A poem for America

Jul 8

Trout Fishing With My Son Outside Decorah, Iowa

A poem for summer

Jul 6

A poem for America

Jun 22

A poem for Father’s Day

Jun 13

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