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“During a Sandstorm, in a Heat Wave, at Fort Bliss” – Poetry by Jasper Lo

May 26, 2015Excerpts, Flappertising, Flappricana, PoetryDuring a Sandstorm in a Heat Wave at Fort Bliss, Jasper Lo, Spring 2015 (#5)Joseph P. O'Brien

Fort Bliss, Texas Monday, April 20, 2012 – Soldiers of Apache Troop 1st Cavalry 1st Regiment prepare for air assault training during Network Integration Evaluation 12.2. Photo by Jasper Lo — Fort Bliss, Texas; Monday, April 20, 2012 – Soldiers of Apache Troop 1st Squadron 1st Cavalry Regiment prepare for air assault training during Network Integration Evaluation 12.2. Photo by Jasper Lo

“During a Sandstorm, in a Heat Wave, at Fort Bliss” is one of two haunting yet beautiful poems from our Spring 2015 issue that are inspired by Jasper Lo‘s military days.

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THERE ARE TIMES I CANNOT STAND
in my skin; it lies
on me like a visitor. Oh, it happens

without warning, creeping across
my shoulders before I wake; behind
my eyes when I scrape my tongue.

Sometimes it drips down my back
when I drive home from Bliss. But I feel
it above me at night, when my circling fan thumps.

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JASPER LO is a Chinese-American twenty-something US Army veteran. He is recovering from the trauma of being raised Chinese in New York and is a graduate of Boston University.

“The Burning Moon” – Poetry by Jasper Lo

April 8, 2015Excerpts, Flappertising, Flappricana, PoetryJasper Lo, Spring 2015 (#5), The Burning MoonJoseph P. O'Brien

Strong Dream - Paul Klee, 1929 — Strong Dream – Paul Klee, 1929

“The Burning Moon” is one of two haunting yet beautiful poems by Jasper Lo featured in our Spring 2015 issue.

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LAST NIGHT, I DREAMT
the blue moon
caught fire. Its marble

craters formed
Greek columns as fire consumed
each pillar, pulling its Ionic scrolls

into the dark carpet sky.
As it burned,
I lay pushing against the ground,

watching a patrol breathe fog
into their chemical masks.
I flipped down my night vision goggle

and watched quietly as my squad pulled
me closer to our exit; my hip sliding
and my legs shimmying

towards the entrance
of a tunnel.
The moon breathed, burning

more violently, sobbing
combustion. Touching
the door, I turned to see a figure

hoisted in a carry, illuminated
by the patrol’s lights. Then I sprinted
arriving at the stairway’s

secluded base where my body
weight became unbearable
and my stomach dived.

Last night, I dreamt
the cheesy blue moon immolated-
and I watched it burn.

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JASPER LO is a Chinese-American twenty-something US Army veteran. He is recovering from the trauma of being raised Chinese in New York and is a graduate of Boston University.

FLAPPERHOUSE #5 is Now On Sale!

March 16, 2015Flappertising, FlappricanaAnna Lea Jancewicz, Ariel Dawn, Arman Safa, Bud Smith, Damien Krsteski, Danielle Perry, Ian Kappos, j/j hastain, Jasper Lo, JJ Womack, Juliet Cook, Kailey Tedesco, Rachna Kulshrestha, Rebecca Havens, robin wyatt dunn, Sagnik Datta, Sally J. Johnson, Spring 2015 (#5), Vajra Chandrasekera, Wm. Samuel BradfordJoseph P. O'Brien

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Starring Wm. Samuel Bradford, Vajra Chandrasekera, Juliet Cook, Sagnik Datta, Ariel Dawn, Robin Wyatt Dunn, j/j hastain, Rebecca Havens, Anna Lea Jancewicz, Sally J. Johnson, Ian Kappos, Damien Krsteski, Rachna Kulshrestha, Jasper Lo, Danielle Perry, Arman Safa, Bud Smith, Kailey Tedesco, and Jasmyne Womack

FLAPPERHOUSE Reading #2, In Pictures

February 19, 2015FlappricanaAlibi Jones, Bud Smith, Diana Clarke, Eric Siegelstein, Jasper Lo, ReadingsJoseph P. O'Brien

A thousand salty, squishy thank-yous to all who helped make Reading #2 such a smash: Pacific Standard for offering their super-cool space; Bud, Jasper, Eric, Lauren, & Diana for reading their flappy lits; Alibi for the gorgeous singing & photography; and of course, all you sexy people who came to listen & buy paperbacks.

What do you say we do it again this summer?…

all photos by Alibi Jones

Bud Smith slays the crowd with poems about cheeseburgers & his car.

Jasper Lo shares some dark yet beautiful poems inspired by his time in the military.

Eric Siegelstein tells us what it’s like to talk to the dead in “Ghost-Sick Jarvis,” an excerpt from his novel-in-progress.

Lauren recites her unique style of sultry, sensual poetry.

Diana Clarke reads “Blood Ties,” her tale of menstrual anxiety from FLAPPERHOUSE #3.

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