Joey de Jesus

Jul 18, 2024 | urbanomnibus.net | Abigail Montes |Mariana Mogilevich |Joey de Jesus |Hatuey Ramos-Fermín

Thanksgiving brings the Macy’s Parade down Broadway, Labor Day is for the West Indian Day Carnival on Flatbush, Halloween brings costumed processions down a number of neighborhood main streets, and it seems every Sunday sees an ethnic parade to Fifth Avenue. But the third weekend in June brings a parade most unlike the others.

Oct 13, 2023 | roadmapmag.com | Joey de Jesus

"my dead work each place"The whistle failed allthe stars in my body. I traveled in fear, weepingcomely songs without turningto falsehood, took up bonerosary after stretching skinslike the aquamarine king;the fresh water I taughtwas contagious. I sat, spit-shining the pearlescent headsof six hilts, palming the teethof my kind, decoratingan alligator, chest paintedslug village—delirium tequila—my dead work each placeI pray, is mine an evil heart?