Christian ThorsbergNièra, or, one last run (a prose poem in the climate crisis)Skirting ripples and mist, a never-ending storm in the latest now of hours, his mindblack teeters the romantic troughs of Nièra …Sep 24, 2022Sep 24, 2022
Christian Thorsberginstill liferemembering Lamont Dozier with golden shovelsPoetic vignettes, using the legendary Motown artist’s enduring lyricsAug 10, 2022Aug 10, 2022
Christian ThorsberginStories from the BorderHarry Gamboa Jr. Finds That Single Iconic FrameHarry Gamboa Jr. helped select and popularize ‘Chicano,’ a term that conveys a tenor of pride and cultural resistance. It replaces…Jan 8, 2021Jan 8, 2021
Christian Thorsberginstill lifepenumbraWe teeter in the penumbra of Old Style sign glow and German-smelling hops. Noble gasses cast their OPEN sheen upon our liquor-glossed eyes…Sep 6, 2020Sep 6, 2020
Christian Thorsberginstill lifewandering the meridianMarcelo was the neighborhood’s leaky faucet. He dripped through our alleys and parks, sometimes climbing fire escapes, and, at his worst…Jul 27, 2020Jul 27, 2020
Christian Thorsberginstill lifethy springs & valvesPrior to being dead and in Des Moines, Val had grown up in Leningrad and due at first to boredom, and not ingenuity, had many ideas as a…Jul 27, 2020Jul 27, 2020