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Richard Platypus

About Me

Indeed I am the Papyrus Platypus who has been crackling beneath your inkwells all these years.
Because the lunatic, the lover, and the poet-- they're all prophets, but they blow it.
I am a platypus trapped in a Jesus' body-- and there is a reason for that. Jesus, after all, was a phoenix trapped inside his own body, but I am far less mythical, far more freakish, and best of all, I LAY EGGS!
You still have doubts? Never fear, I will direct you towards the site of all my layings-- do visit -- RICHARDPLATYPUS.COM ,
and furthermore, to direct you towards reading my poetry, which I will occasionally post here, but do visit my website, or ask me for a copy of my chapbook, PEDESTRIAN PROPHETS, released in October by Scholastic
Yes, I did discover the fourth orifice, and yes, you are still afraid of it-- but don't be ware, be hold!!!
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

James Baldwin, sober.

My Blog

City Pantoum

When the city starts to overwhelm maybe it's because all your spoons are missing, since your roommates are shooting dope Maybe it's because you fall asleep to the rhythm of argument since your roomma...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:41:00 GMT

Croquet & Suicide

Croquet You said can't I said cunt   and I still feel stretched and goaded my wretched piece should have glided   but instead it hangs awaiting your hinge   to release, not cri...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 02:33:00 GMT

childhood

so my assignment in poetry class this week was to write a poem about childhood. here are my many options. I've Seen London, France and the Answer I spotted the underpants of every single girl in my Ki...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:35:00 GMT

New Story

I've written a new short story. It is quite long -- about 10,000 words. It's completely fictitious, but based on the neighborhood (north brownsville/bed stuy/bushwick border) that I lived in this...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:49:00 GMT

more scatology

O so sweet and liberating to be the one who can piss at the urinal no matter how many              uncomfortable      &nb...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 18:22:00 GMT

a shitty poem

"Oh my God! It'sbigger than your cock!"she remarked ofthe dogshit barricadewe both nearly stepped in,black as a cannonlong as a hoseor perhaps a snake,tanning on the sidewalkand hissing at my self-est...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 22:48:00 GMT

PICASSO TRAIN

  "PICASSO TRAIN" "Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth"Pablo PicassoSo I'm trying to write a poemon the subway, 'cause that's whereyou can study the facesand squeeze something out of th...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Sep 2006 02:24:00 GMT

All Alone (No Surprise)

so a while ago i tried to write a song. which isn't something i've ever really been able to do. but this is how it went.   When a baby's born it always cries We piss then we moan then we sigh And...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:40:00 GMT

American Diagnosis

Many of you know that I have not, for two or three years, written a slam poem. I have continued to perform slam poems, usually reluctantly and torturously, when required to. But then this came out. &n...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:45:00 GMT

Business School

Today I walked through the building which hosts Columbia's Business School. I was hoping to find a survey they would pay me to take (which is usually eminently possible), to use their bathroom (since ...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:43:00 GMT