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David D. Horowitz



David D. Horowitz founded and manages Rose Alley Press. His latest collections, from Rose Alley, are Slow Clouds over Rush Hour (2021), Cathedral and Highrise (2015), and Sky Above the Temple (2012). His poems have appeared in The Lyric, The New Formalist, Raven Chronicles, Terrain.org, Candelabrum, The Literary Nest, The Asses of Parnassus, Coffee Poems, and many other journals and anthologies, and his essays regularly appear in Exterminating Angel. He often hosts and sponsors literary events in and around Seattle. David’s website is www.rosealleypress.com.

Recent Work
Sky
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Sky flows from haze to rain to stars: light pinpricks black / As if we’re seeing God, but only from the back.
Silently Spoken
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Beyond the evening party chatter / And wine and crackers, brie and cheddar: / The twilight’s golden opalescence, / Not data, arguments, and lessons.
Don’t Forget
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J hollers, “Don’t forget Bar Kokhba!” / But P shouts, “Don’t defend al nakba!” / J hollers, “Don’t forget Masada!” / But P shouts, “Remember…
A Final Gift
David D. Horowitz
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How quickly taunts and threats can escalate / To punches, kicking, shooting, “Help!” Too late: / Blood trickles from a corpse to gutter grate. / On…
First Stars, Last Light
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He knew the night would soon arrive:The turquoise-honey glow, first starsAbove the freeways full of cars,The downtown towers lit, alive / With…
No Given
David D. Horowitz
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Pine, spruce project on twilight’s ruby screen As lamps define arterials and streets, And freeways flow commuters home. Rose streaksStretch opal…
I’m
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I’m not a gear wheel in some tyranny’s machine.I’m not another day in tedium’s routine.I’m not ingratiation’s nodding grin.I’m not duplicity’s…
Preparing Tea
David D. Horowitz
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To smooch a naked woman, joyful in my lust.To learn a friend is honest, deepening my trust.To swig from glass of spicy icy cider, splashThirst…
Swords and Bracelets
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—for Helvidius Priscus, Roman senator, 1st century A.D. // Dissent retreats to crypts, caves, and villas. AllyMyself with whom? My best friend…
World-Wide
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Here Caesar blew his nose; here Caesar coughed and cursed.Here Caesar bought silk robes; here Caesar yowled and nursed.Here Caesar slapped a whore,…
8/31, 8:31
David D. Horowitz
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Three gulls escort the dusk to ruby silence / Above the freeway bridge. The gulls seem black / As crows. Venus blazes spark, and contrail track /…
In Antioch to Rediscover Athens
David D. Horowitz
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Adelard of Bath (A.D. 1080-1152) was an English monk. During the politically charged years just after the First Crusade, he traveled from England…
To a Dancer
David D. Horowitz
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You’re proof that bounce and grace can coexist, / Can dance ballet and do the twist, / Can go-go dance at local club, and yet / Next night can…
To Win Close Elections
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You don’t need millions of bucks or backers– / Just several sharp computer hackers. /
Headlines
David D. Horowitz
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Page A1: MALL SHOOTING LEAVES 2 DEAD: / Shooter served in Army; Lost Job, Had Debt // Page C17: Bombings Kill Ninety-Eight in Baghdad: / Worst Day…
New Arena
David D. Horowitz
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We’ll run our venue as a public forum / Where speakers should observe decorum. / The demagogue—who lashes, panders, smears / For victory and…
Cubs
David D. Horowitz
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This exhibition season shows the Cubs / At 10 and 12. Their starting pitching flares / Some promise, and despite some fumbles, flubs, / And…
Nest
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Thin branches blacken in the twilight, nest / Now visible against the golden-turquoise west. / Nest balancing at confluence, its linking twigs /…
Spring
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A sparrow hops upon a twig / To reach the blossom, pink. I swig / The sunshine, greenery, and chill. / My blood hums brisk elation: still / Spring…
Interview with the Movie Star
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The world insists I rid myself of every spot / And flaw, each blemish, extra pound, and dot / Of vice. I’m not / Perfect, but vices sell a lot / Of…
Lock-Down
David D. Horowitz
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The jobless jilted boyfriend prowls his memories / For blame, releases trigger lock / And scowls at pat on back, would spit upon the rose / He…
Path
David D. Horowitz
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Dusk strews its saffron path with puffs / That dream-drift over silver bay / Beyond the westward stretch of bluffs. / Moon stares through…
Hot Day Dusk
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Sun: stovetop orange-red. / Then, crimson moment peaks / Above the mountain range, begins / To darken violet, with streaks / Of cloudwisp, contrail…
Friday Evening’s Fifty Stories
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The stapler’s whapped its final document / In this fluorescent week. No conference calls / Till buzzing Monday. Drop a chocolate mint / In mug of…
Extension
David D. Horowitz
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Hand separates to fingers, fringe, / And forearm leads to elbow’s hinge. / There’s beefy bicep bulging strength / And shoulders sloping into…
Cat Shelter
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Oak planks extend from walls. On floor, eight hampers / With door and air holes service feline campers / Curled up inside on checkered flannel…
Song
David D. Horowitz
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No snap-on smarts, push-button truths. Wisdom’s earned / By being fired, dumped, manipulated, burned, / Evicted, undermined, backstabbed, spurned....
9 to 5 *
David D. Horowitz
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* On weekends he ignores the clock; / No deadline times his tasks. He strolls / Through errands; browses bookstores; bowls / And hikes; drinks in…
Counterpoint
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I chip at list of tasks, drill into chores, / And charge across responsibilities / As budgets wobble, expectation soars, / And leisure time…
Negotiation
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Just several steps of understanding / Could yield enough for peace. / Climb the staircase: on a landing / Rest but do not cease. /
Hearth in the Heart
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The mother worries that her sons / Will join a gang and worship guns. / Her daughter, mother worries, could / Get raped in their own neighborhood....
Summer Dusk
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Above horizon, phosphorescent moon / Flares evening silence over rose-maroon / Remaining haze from heat of noon. / Stars glint through opalescence,…
Spectrum
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More error, fakery, and glitch / Than excellence. More fluff and kitsch / Than treasure. More duplicity / And hype than authenticity. / You know,…
Each Wing Alive
David D. Horowitz
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Gulls roost in downdraft float / And updraft boomerang / And coast, wheel, and hang / Above the harbor, circling over boat / And passersby. They…
Notebook
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Yes, in your notebook scratch some doggerel! / So what? You need to stretch, not let it / Worry ego every phrase is not immortal. / Moreover, when…
Power
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The hurricane, with whipping torque, / Destroys the coastal village / But cannot sink a chip of cork / Or make the people pillage. /
Spoonful
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This little scoop, this steel cupped hand, lifts soup / To hungry mouth, stirs spice in broth, and blends / The honey in the tea. It measures soap…
On Incompetent Leadership
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Incompetence cannot stay hidden / Though every protest be forbidden. / The apple’s wax and cannot nourish, / The rose mere crepe that cannot…
Love’s Story
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I’m made of low desire; / I’m made of noble aim. / I’m like a spreading fire; / I’m like a steady flame. // I’m made of stark obsession; / I’m made…
Honey
David D. Horowitz
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Sweet golden syrup / In little plastic bears and farmer-labeled jars, / You pollinate cups of tea / And harmonize candy bars. / You lace the…
Sage
David D. Horowitz
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You master a craft, / Love a few friends, / And ignore pettiness. / Amazingly, you laugh / Despite despair; you never joke / About cruelty, just…
To See
David D. Horowitz
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Your every action’s watched and known. / Your every spoken word is heard. / A spy is there when you’re alone / Recording when your burp occurred....
Buried Case
David D. Horowitz
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The bullet slams into M’s face / And blows it to a hundred pieces. / So quickly life-pulse ceases, / And of the killer–not a trace. // “Hey,…
The Cure
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Massage can stroke / And bathings soak / And humor joke / Away some stress. // But, still: address / That fearful mess / You made. Then, yes, /…
Golden Silver
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I might sleep late, jot down the wrong address, / Mistake the sugar for the salt, / Clean room but drop so much I leave a mess, / Or compliment…
September 30th
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Rose-apricot washes sky between / Black filigree of oak and pine. / The park now whispers amber-green / As autumn pours its wine. / / Leaves…
Commute
David D. Horowitz
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Above black-whispered hills the moon, a pale / Huge pearl behind a cirrus veil, / Recedes, a phantom almost gone / And opposite sun-reddened…
Click
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He didn't "win her." Rather, they strode and strolled / The same path, and each craved a hand to hold.
Not for Tyrants
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Don't say it? I should cower, tremble / Lest power disapprove? Dissemble / For tyrants? No–although I do feel fear– / First guard…
Green Shoot from the Funeral
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Gang members shot to death a rival / A week ago. These streets are tribal, / Protection needed even for the tough. / Here, some will kill to…
Crunch!
David D. Horowitz
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A cracker cracks. Flat, dry, with sesame / Or poppyseeds or plain, round, square, rice, wheat, / Or rye, triangular or starry, sweet / Or salty....
U District Dawn
David D. Horowitz
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Here seagulls, not roosters, announce the dawn: / Our sentinels of apartment roofline / Above thin shrubby lawn / And two-story pine / Voice…
October 10th
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It's only five p.m., yet poplars shadow river, / And underneath half-moon, gold-purple meadows shiver.
Saturday
David D. Horowitz
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It's after sleep. I lie in bed at noon, / Reposing in the stillness, blood-warmth, calm. / Through slats I sense the sun but love this balm /…
Hot Day Dusk
David D. Horowitz
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Sun: stovetop orange-red. / Then, crimson moment peaks / Above the mountain range, begins / To darken violet, with streaks / Of cloudwisp,…
Nest
David D. Horowitz
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–for Misha, Siamese / / From Misha's jeweled collar hang two metal pendants: / One gold, one blue–identifiers if she strays. / Unlikely,…
Standing
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–for Afghan women campaigning for office / / / They whisper rumor's echoes, poison name / And reputation, murmur fault / And…
First Amendment
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Jess warms: that steeple's turquoise aspiration… / A bishop's hat protecting nave, / A point for sacraments and congregation, / A…
Linked
David D. Horowitz
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–after attending an interfaith conference during wartime / / / Today within a synagogue / Sat Jews and Muslims, side by side, / Attracted…
Place for Pages
David D. Horowitz
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You'd browse, then buy a bargain paperback. / Now CLOSED, front window smashed to spider web of crack, / Used bookstore morphs into graffiti…
Affix
David D. Horowitz
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Scotch Tape, your role is clear. / Stick with it. Persevere. / Seal up container lids; rejoin torn / Parts. Bridge the disparate / And calm the…
Sparrow
David D. Horowitz
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I'm an ounce / Of flit and bounce, / An inch / Of hop and flinch. / I chirp and chatter, / Perch and scatter, / Alert, still: / The…
Loss
David D. Horowitz
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Though I'm a Cubbies fan I will not castigate and blame. / Five soldiers lost their lives today. The Cubs just lost a game.
Ball Point
David D. Horowitz
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Slim implement, bless your ink / No matter what its scribe might think. / Print black or blue or green or red, / The hand that writes can free…
Rough Day
David D. Horowitz
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Today–ten terror bombings in Iraq, / A rape and murder down my block, / And apricot translucence, quarter moon / Of silent distance yielding to…
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