Vernon Frazer lives and writes.
His poetry and fiction have appeared in Café Review, First Intensity, Jack Magazine, Lost and Found Times, Massacre, Moria, Shampoo, Sidereality and many other literary magazines. He has written six books of poetry. He introduced his longpoem, IMPROVISATIONS (I-XXIV), at The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church in Manhattan. Frazer has produced five recordings of poetry with free jazz accompaniment and appeared on several recordings with the late jazz saxophonist Thomas Chapin, including their duo release, Song of Baobab. Frazer’s collection of short fiction, finished as a finalist in the 1996 Black Ice/FC2 Fiction Contest. His most recent novel is Relic’s Reunions. He recently finished editing an anthology of Post-Beat poetry for publication in the People’s Republic of China. His newest books are Avenue Noir and IMPROVISATIONS
Vernon Frazer lives and writes.
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1. After the Math
debacle innuendo
slow to finesse a faded assembly
left
where delusions encouraged
bleached mathematics
finite asphalt consonants
a slow-motion rotor tread
motorcade infusion therapy
vaunted a thoughtful mirage:
remedial seating in salons
the umber-toned currency
taking slow motion revenge
meant stereo legends blow
a seatbelt match before elation
lacing the miracle
to slow-motion
currency stocking subterfuge radials
darkened the invective
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2. Borderline Ingrates
fossil enchiladas
greet the grand splenectomy
venting scene
after
carting flume scene
drama stitches
the cradle tumescent
as its carriers launch
the breeding pulpit
at any river chart currently tiding
along the scored line
streaming mouthwash handily
while
bent
spleens
lurch belated rumination lunch
(food for ought)
feeding the hand to bite them
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