“Games World of Puzzles”
If you’re the kind of person who turns directly to the puzzle page of your local newspaper, it’s likely that you’ve spotted “Celebrity Cipher.” This celebrity-themed cryptogram, syndicated by Universal Uclick, appears six days a week in more than 70 newspapers across the country….
Luís Campos
Poet/humorist Luís Campos was born to write. At the age of 13 he edited, published, and distributed EL Fuego in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. This humorous daily included neighborhood/city gossip, funny stories, etc. In 1948, Luís emigrated to the U.S. and eventually settled in Los Angeles, California.
Luís Campos in other media
“Poetry by Luís Campos” Poetry! Compact disc for sale by Luís Campos was released May 31, 1994 on the New Alliance label. Poetry! CD music contains a single disc with 15 spoken word poems. Poems include: Ah, Poets! / Electric Poem In AC Minor / Immigrant / Badlands Rock / Caramba! / Foreign Graffiti / Facial Quality / 14th Street...
HITCH
(from ’69; one of my first poems).
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-She stands on Sunset,
with a tanned thumb
& a mango-shaped crotch…
-Urge, time & place seem right.
I stop, open the door –
she’s headed for the Strip…
we pass Western, Vine, Highland.
She looks spent, curled in the seat,
an unwound clock spring.
-“Good Vibrations” is on the radio,
we praise Brian Wilson;
her far away look seems to say,
“I’m not all there.”
-I scratch…
-“I won’t try anything,”
I tell myself,
“Maybe tomorrow, or the day after…
who knows? Between tokes, sweet talk
& incense sticks,
I could trade her two downs
for my one up.
-Tomorrow stays
a day away.
DIVINE STUFF
’06
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God #452 frowns…
the responsibilities
of a god can be taxing –
just dealing with the Papalrazzi
is unnerving…
Then there’s the god surplus…
one for Agriculture,
another for Fertility…
Arts, War, Woods… name it,
there’s sure to be a god
running it…
Then there’s that pest,
Jimmy Hoffa,
trying to get then unionized…
Good God!
Read Poem/CommentDESAYUNO BLUES
(Rod Bradley likes this one; from ’13)
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DESAYUNO BLUES
Every day…
same routine,
9:00 a.m. –
hot oatmeal,
cinnamon on top,
two slices of
sour dough bread,
café instantáneo,
or a cup of tea.
El Predictablo
can also turn
into Carlos Danger…
sometimes brings a banana
into the mix.
GUMBASINA
’14
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Beware of
Gumbasina…
The old witch
with the evil spells –
(does soul-corruption
consulting as a sideline.)
Friday the 13th Special:
Fulminating curses
& apparitions
slashed (pun intended!)
to half price!
Bad-luck charms,
black-cat fur accessories,
demon-referral service.
“We do our worst.”
Read Poem/CommentWILD LIFE
(This one might be a dup… one of my favoritos.)
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It’s a jungle out there,
within.
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