Rashomon
(Directed by Akira Kurosawa)by Kevin Murphy1950, Japan. The sky churns with swollen clouds. Rain has soaked the earth, incapacitating man and all his scurrilous vices. An apocalyptic feeling of desolation […]
Diamond Head
by William Gillard
The dusty blooms of June
Gone so soon in a gale
I once walked through Diamond Head
After a typhoon
I arrived on the island
After the deluge
All of the blossoms were on […]
Like Christmas Eve When It Starts To Get Dark
by Jonathan Sanchez
It felt good leaving the house that morning. Summer had finally broken. The heavy, humid haze had finally packed up and left, like a besieging army saying To […]
Image by Jacob Dearing
Strife
Roots
by Jeanette Sayers
On the 16 bus in Southie,
energetic Irish brogues
nourish my straggling,
curious roots.
These boys bring home work
on paint-covered jeans. I wish I could relate
Papa’s tales of Ireland to these young,
dusty […]
The 400 Blows
(Directed by Francois Truffaut)
by Kevin Murphy
The 1959 Paris winter was cold, windy and long. Weather records indicate the temperature did not reach 50 degrees until the end of April. […]
