#gabe barva

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Gabe Barva reads from his thesis work and upcoming chapbook, Emo†Death @ Zinc Bar, presented by Lungfull Magazine n the suave Jack Nachmanovitch A sampling of his chapbook, Winter Demo, can be found in our store.

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two poems by Gabe Barva

Investigating Punk

how many ska kids does it take to screw in a light bulb?

two

one to drop it

one to pick it up pick it up pick it up

pop punk needs to be defended because it’s weak

i like educating people about powerviolence

it’s a hobby of mine

once i overheard a professor make fun of emos for being feeble and lame

it hurt my feelings

so i guess i proved her point

i accidentally refer to nyhc as lchc because of grand theft auto iv

my relationship with fear is more confusing and complicated than any relationship i’ve had with another human being

why did the farmer start listening to punk rock?

he was sick of hall n’ oates

midwest post-hardcore is distinctly different from dc post-hardcore, so it’s important when i specify which one i’m talking about, mom

all i wanted was an apartment in bedstuy, to sleep comfortably, the entire criterion collection, the complete works of roberto bolaño, to live in the universe where metallica got faster instead of slowing down, to be able to drink evan williams like i used to, to have a book published by wave or fence, a pepsi

sometimes i go to shows just to smoke outside

i bought a pair of cheap earbuds that make everything sound like i’m listening to it outside of a venue

they’re my most prized possession

all moshpits are quiet

i’m sick of people saying that grindcore is metal not punk

let’s slap the bag

talk about poetry

the modern lovers

and pretend the bar we’re in is cbgb’s in the seventies not purgatory in 2014

Investigating Mercury in Retrograde

mercury is in between the earth and the sun

it looks like it’s moving backwards

the iron in mercury fucks with magnets

(fucking magnets, how do they work?)

this makes technology

and people not function properly

(is this why i can’t send iMessages?)

i don’t really know what any of this means

i don’t get science

(is astrology science?)

it’s nice to have an excuse

for being a sad, insecure asshole

now that i don’t have “alcoholism” to blame

i saw american football at saint vitus

on october 12

when they played “the summer ends”

every sad moment of my life flashed before my eyes

i call it emo death

i’d like to apologize to my roommates

for having to listen to my playlist

“i don’t even know what to do”

that’s 90% sadcore and emo

every night for the past few weeks

i’m so sorry you have to endure this with me

why do people make such a big deal

about mercury being between the sun and the earth

i am between the sun and the earth

i am miserable

what will be my excuse?

Chapbook available for purchase here

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why do people make such a big deal about mercury being between the sun and the earth i am between the sun and the earth i am miserable what will be my excuse?

Gabe Barva, Winter Demo

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