Benjamin Haas

Benjamin Haas is an Assistant Professor of Speech, Communication, and Theatre Arts at Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University New York. He is also a poet, performer, activist, punk, and vegan. He has published poems in the New Delta Review, Ditch, Clockwise Cat, Dig and some other places too. He has shared two chapbooks on his website, BenjaminDavidHaas.com. Inquiries to bhaas@riseup.net.

 

I was the rabbit in that play, once, not that long ago. Since then I have travelled and crossed paths with these characters, in a dotted line from Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Coney Island, New York where I am currently writing these words in the poison gasses of my computer screen. If I were to borrow the Prince’s telescope I might still be able to see our paths entangled.

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