Queer poet Louie Crew, 76, is an Alabama native and an emeritus professor at Rutgers. He lives in East Orange, NJ, with Ernest Clay, his husband of 39 years. As of today, editors have published 2,276 of Crew’s poems and essays. You can follow his work at Rutgers University and on Wikipedia. The University of Michigan collects Crew’s papers.
A Week’s Worth of Biblical Haiku
Elder Brother
Watch his eyes. That old glint
for his own share’s now for mine.
Samaritan’s Lover
Told you ev’rything!?
Girl, you trust one of them?!
Judas
Sure, he’ll lead. Trust me.
All he needs is a gentle nudge, a kiss.
Good Samaritan’s Boy Friend
You what?! For one of them?
Paid his bills too!?
Third Thief
Yeah! Sure, sure! Mmm! Some kingdom.
I know cheap grace when I see it.
Centurian’s Boy Friend
You think He knew
and spoke the Word anyway?
Fundelical Christ
Bitch, repent in view.
or I’ll let them cast the stones.
