Bio
My work uses a spoken style of language to blend social criticism, philosophical reflection, explicit prose, and black comedy. In 2016 I received the John Newlove Poetry Award. My work has appeared in in Alt-Minds, Authorspress, Bywords, Duck Lake Journal, EVENT, Garfield Lake Review, Havik, Lean In, Lummox, Montana Mouthful, Night Picnic, The Poet's Haven, Raven Chronicles, Red Earth Review, Royal City Literary Arts Society, Willard & Maple, and various other national and international publications. My books - No Diplomacy, Shameless, A Pardonable Offence, Ashes, One Hundred Little Victories, On Writing, and Merica, Merica, on the Wall - are available at: www.AJLafleche.com.
Andrew Lafleche
there is no depth in the mirror
unlike the sky
only light reflected off its surface
versus navy hues become grey
having consumed the orange light
when knowing what she wants
isn't me
figure those worse places to be
here
sitting cross legged on a curb
cracking pistachios for meat