Enjoy a Literary Cocktail

By turning to page 24 of Literary Cocktail Magazine. Looks like they put a peacock on the cover because of me.

Chew on This

 

It's a poem at Chewers and Masticadores about the planet earth. Kinda.

Arts by Ben, for the People

 

The Platform Review, put out by Arts by the People, published a poem of mine "Big Apple Showtimes." Maybe I posted it before? Well, it might be new for you.

Beginning of a Romance?

 

the engine(idling has published a poem of mine called End of the Romance in their first issue, "Wild Abandon" 

Do Geese See God?

 

"Pull a finger, any finger"

Howdy everyone. My short story, The Odor of Sanctity is up at Do Geese See God. 

I Wrote This Poem While Attending AWP In Philadelphia in 2022

 

Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com

Thanks to Nolcha Fox for publishing it.

Eat a Peach with Me

 

Over at Disturb the Universe with my poem "My Majority"

Truth, Beauty and Imagination

 

A venue based out of Bangladesh with this name published a poem of mine called Motif Romanesque. It was influence by the painting of a similar name, done by the artist Maurice Denis. Denis was part of a late 19th - early 20th century art movement called Les Nabis. In case the names haven't given it away yet, they were French. The name was derived from a Hebrew word for prophets. They saw themselves as a rejuvenating force in art.

Who's that writin'? Ben the (Literary) Revelator

 

Literary Revelations has published two poems by me. They're under the giant portrait (taken by Christine Stoddard). If you can manage to look away from my visage, there's verse awaiting you on the bottom (don't attempt this with me in real life).

Sandal Licking Good

 “Malu”(마루) means the tops of the mountains and/or the tips of the waves in pure Korean. Do with that what you will. But first, read my poem Sandal Licking in the Malu Zine

Dead and Alive Again

 

To read the rest, go to the Seraphic Review 

A Short Story About Eyewear

 

Hey all, Rundelania has put up a short story of mine "Blended Bifocal." Read about the excavation of a gas pipe gone wrong (NSFW?) 

Therapy Session

 

My poem Therapy Session is up at Urtica Blog. Just a little verse to start your weekend.

Modest Jabberings

 

The Porcupine Dilemma, a poem of mine, is up at Thriving Writers. Enjoy this Schopenhauerian verse. 

Gather Round, Children for a Story

Pictured: namesake

Maybe not children. This story gets a little blue. Thanks to The Bookends Review for publishing A Morning Hersey. 

LIFE, BLOODY LIFE

 

Maybe my first time in a Substack? Paloma Magazine has two of my poems in the aforementioned named issue. Read "Preselling Out " and "Line Go Down," for personal takes on what the economy makes.

Hey True Crime Fans

 

Hey true crime fans, here's a poem I wrote that Dark Entries Journal liked! It is about the collection of various forms of detritus serial killers leave behind. Read it and consider the costs of celebrity culture and consumerism.

Washington Bridge Planh (Introducing Reuben St. Awesome)

 

Hello all, The Journal of Expressive Writing has published a poem of mine under the title Washington Bridge Plan. However, it is supposed to be Planh, a reference to a lamentable genre of troubadour poetry. Anyway, the poem is told from the perspective of one Reuben St. Awesome, a character I've created. Reuben is a pop star currently on tour when the poem takes place.  

The September Episode

 

Thanks to Lindsay Duarte for publishing two poems of mine in the first issue of Literaria. They are right at the end, the caboose to top it all off. One is about the end of September, and the other is about the end of the day. Maybe that's why they were placed there?

Working Title

 

Two Poems in Working Title. I don't know why the photo was posted with my verse, but it's pretty.

Posting This Again in Case You Missed It

 

Guessing game: Mondrian or Map of Wyoming?

Hello all. A couple of months back I posted a link to two poems of mine that were published in underscore_magazine. Well, I am linking back to them again because editor-in-chief Erica Leslie Weidner has nominated "Zoning Changes" for Best of the Net!

Tainted, I Mean, Discretionary Love

 

Discretionary Love has published my poem, Maxine's Blues, a paen (no spellcheck, not a peen) to love in the information age. 

A Cresset Is a Metal Cup or Basket, Containing Something Flammable

 

Step one, click on the link for The White Cresset Arts Journal

Step two, scroll down

Step three, click on the face

Step four, search "Nardolilli"

Step five, read a poem inspired by pinball

Adventures in Physical Media

 I'm in the first issue of Linked Verse, out from Laughing Ronin Press.

The Purposeful Mayonnaise

 

On page 21 of the July/June issue of The Purposeful Mayonnaise you can find my poem "Beginning at Passage." It's under the Words and Ideas portion of the journal. 

Murderabilia by Ben Nardolilli

 

New poem in Dark Entries called Murderbilia, which deals with the phenomenon of collecting items related to serial killers and other notorious persons. 

New Stanzas in Last Stanza

 

Not that kind of stanza

My work is in the latest edition of Last Stanza Review, edited by Jenny Kalahar. It's available here.

Soup Can Production

 New poem about anti-colonialism can be found in the latest issue of Soup Can

Sing, I Mean Read, a New Note

 

Turn to page 14 (15 on the online reader) to read my poem Dime Show in the Summer 2023 issue of New Note Poetry.

There's an actual Poem in Some Ways Here

Two poems in the Studium (not Stadium) Review. Both about relationships, those things we've heard so much about.

Scudding Along

 

Two poems of mine are in Scud. The first is based on a sketch by Edward Hopper at the Whitney. The second is based on a picture I took at a beer garden:

Defunct 12 Is Live! And Up! And Ready!

 

Defunct, the magazine of the Long Island University MFA program, is up. According to the masthead I'm a poetry editor. We've got fiction, translations, and creative non-fiction as well. Some of the art is mine. We cut up and inked an old Life Magazine. Read and enjoy.

From the Pollock Streets to the Mondrian Spaces

 

Two poems in the first issue of Underscore_Magazine. One is about the art of urban planning, the other is about, well, a different kind of urban planning. 

Getting in the Goulash of the Globe Review

 

And now, two poems published in Hungary as part of the Globe Review. 

This Poem's a Hoot

 

The Wise Owl has published a poem of mine called Theme Songs at Birth. Metaphysical dualism meets Seinfeld!

Doing Phenomenal Literature with Verbal Art in India

Happy May Day everybody. Poems of mine have appeared in the latest issues of VerbalArt and Phenomenal Literature.

When Is a Door Not a Door

 When it's the current issue of:

That's right, I've got a poem in the latest issue of Door Is a Jar, thanks to editor Maxwell Bauman

Here it is at Barnes and Noble!

Two poems, in a journal in BARNES AND NOBLE

HERMENEUTICS BETWEEN CONSENTING ADULTS

 Apologies for the Caps. A short story of mine with this title has appeared in a Thin Slice of Anxiety, inspired by a sign in my local chinese takeout place.

The Cup of Trembling

Thanks to Katie Winkler over at Teach. Write. for publishing my short story "The Cup of Trembling" on page 90 of the Spring 2023 issue. 

Poem Hammered Out in the Charleston Anvil

 

Carry on With the Same Formula

 

REVOLVER LIT MAG has published a poem of mine called "Carry on with the Same Formula." Thanks to Arja Kumar for accepting it!

Man Versus Fridge

The epic battle of our times, presented in a short fiction form by me. Well, posted and hoisted onto the internet courtesy of Across the Margin. The origins of this story began with the Collected Letters of John Berryman. One of the entries is not a letter to Saul Bellow or a TMI correspondence with his son Paul, but rather an angry missive to the real estate company managing his apartment in NYC. I thought this might be an interesting kind of tale of woe to work with, and work with it I did. To results deemed satisfactory to Across the Margin. Read and enjoy. Then listen to the humming coming from your fridge. 

Summer Spire

 

Pleased to have a poem of mine in the inaugural issue of Cosmic Daffodil called "Summer Spire."

A Trinity of New Poems

 

3 poems in the latest edition of Night Picnic, including one (at the end) inspired by an old article on Bukowski in Rolling Stone and a lazy use of the word "reincarnation."

Poetry in a Hopefully Not Ephemeral Journal

 

Ephemeral Review has published a poem of mine: Fragile Live Versions. Read it for the latest innovations in English!

Read Now Before It Goes Away

Oystering circa 1915

Ripe Literary Journal, which published a poem of mine in its second issue, is going to be shutting down. Such is the ephemeral nature of our reviews. Catch a glimpse of it before it is taken away.
 

Poem for the Grow Folk

 

Porridge Magazine has published a poem of mine: Grown Folk. It is not about porridge. 

Biblical Episodes with Ben Nardolilli

 

Meanwhile in Nigeria, the Lunaris Review has published my poem "Biblical Episodes."