Michael SimmsNov 28, 20205 minPersonal EssaysBlue NotesFrom a neighbor’s window, I hear Billy Joel’s carpe diem Only the Good Die Young in which he tries to convince a good Catholic girl
Michael SimmsJul 25, 20204 minEnviromentalismPraise the PoetA writer without a reader is an empty thing, a thumb without a finger to oppose it, a traveler without a companion. I was appalled by the...
Michael SimmsMay 9, 20202 minPoetryA True Story of How I Almost Became a Rock and Roll God (with special appearance by Iron Butterfly)So there I was, jumping up and down on a king-sized bed in an expensive hotel in Miami Beach, drinking rum straight from the bottle. And...
Michael SimmsJan 24, 20206 minPoetryRe-reading Christina Rossetti’s ‘In an Artist’s Studio’In an Artist’s Studio One face looks out from all his canvases, One selfsame figure sits or walks or leans: We found her hidden just...