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Trapped Inside A Sleeve (Monologue For A Vinyl Record)
photo from Print Magazine Last night I broke your heart. More lights were off than normal the glare that skimmed across my charcoal...
Sam Cohen
Dec 28, 20242 min read


Blue Arrangements
photo from Pitchfork “Feeling Blue?” A road sign selling some sort of pill announces, peeking over a clump of maples beside the Route 71...
Sam Cohen
Dec 28, 20243 min read


Deli (poem)
My father and I sit on velvet cushions with milky stripes like frosting on birthday cakes. An old waiter mumbles and places a lumpy...
Sam Cohen
Apr 7, 20242 min read


Lost Nirvana (poem)
Pirouetting from snare to cymbal, like my baby Joni in her recital. My silk blue jacket brighter than Belle’s eyes the first time I saw...
Sam Cohen
Apr 1, 20242 min read


Revolutions: A Love Letter To The Princeton Record Exchange
Tucked away, in a desolate corner of town, the Princeton Record Exchange, filled with music in every physical form, sits against a vacant...
Sam Cohen
Mar 31, 20242 min read


Quarantine The Past
Middle fingers down, index up, thumb out, pinky up. When I am five, the motion makes me feel like Spiderman. My fingers mold into place,...
Sam Cohen
Mar 31, 20246 min read
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