A.J. Kaufmann

A.J. Kaufmann is a young Polish poet, songwriter and traveler, the author of "Siva in Rags" (KSE, 2008), "Pilgrims & Indians" (Deadbeat Press, 2008), "Broke Nuptial Minds" (Virgogray Press, 2009), "Vagabond Vacancy" (KSE, 2010) and other poetry chapbooks. A.J. blogs at http://kaballahfreighttrain.wordpress.com and is currently recording his debut solo CD, "Second Hand Man".

PEPSI EARTH

horizontal fragments of adventure
sour milk
urged blue
wood-and-fabric millions
distant harmonicas
somebody’s art
backroom
change, the fragile seed of space
sister of substance
brightening capsule
concessions the rare
simple vapor
moments
re-breathing omission and breeze
the planet grows boots
on little couples
tinted iconic
gasping the molecular night
dryly nuclear Moon
junk Pepsi Earth






 


HITCHHIKE THE STARS

soft fluorescent
space-fitness
on truck, clothes, much stuff
sentient over repainted
patches
wistful, in hope
you’re there, here…
I’ll be a watch… the cat light
talk waved
keep diving
ground-to-orbit-joint
absence, eyes, thoughts -
including me -
we hitchhike the stars


 





SKY BRAIN

Silent swarming decay
of concrete resonant
skulls
haze-covered cones
of tingling radios
markers above
the white
ageing
temple
hooked to a blank
pale-green
tumbled horizon
in vegetation
of neon shaped fingers
merciful hands
like bristled candles
reach towards the pretty concealed
black fliers safe and sky in mind
recovered 60’s agendas, antennae whispering
Allen’s litanies skyward
fleshless jewels of darted chill
beat poems found
in black living narrows