izzyball6Jan 26, 20253 min readPlanes Over AuschwitzTomorrow will mark eighty years since Soviet soldiers stumbled upon the worst that humanity can offer. Further west, American, Canadian,...
izzyball6May 21, 20243 min readReturning From ExileOn May 30th, I am slated to finally become a two-time published author. Returning From Exile is a poetic examination of struggle, a work...
izzyball6Apr 24, 20243 min readUni-farse-ityA university is supposed to be a place where ideas are freely exchanged and where the individual grows both intellectually and morally to...
izzyball6Apr 10, 20241 min readMigratory BirdsLove is a migratory bird Bringing warmth to some Leaving others in the cold Flying above all reason Peace is a migratory bird A dove on...
izzyball6Jan 29, 20235 min readWhen Your First Book Comes Out: How It Feels And What To Expect In The Publishing ProcessI accomplished something recently. After years of work developing it and another year or so going through the publishing process, I’ve...
izzyball6Dec 15, 20221 min readA Phantom And A FlameI once had a dream A wonderful dream Of Trevi fountains And Himalayan mountains But it's all stardust now And all that's left for me now...
izzyball6Nov 15, 20226 min readOur Obsession With Productivity And What It Says Of Our Relationship With Time"Time won't give me time …" goes my favorite Culture Club song. Now does that not capture so much of how we often feel about our lives?...
izzyball6Nov 14, 20229 min readOn The Baalization Of Political FiguresIn a world where authoritarianism is on the rise, one cannot help but ask the question: "How does democracy die?". "In darkness" is what...
izzyball6Nov 13, 20221 min readBlue MindGot me trapped inside a blue mind Where there's anything but blue sky Restless shadows Dream worlds in my mind Got raptured by a dark...
izzyball6Nov 2, 20221 min readHe Walks On ByThe solitary man struts the streets Oblivious to the snow and the show Gaze firmly fixed to the horizon No rush - he's learned to take it...
izzyball6Nov 1, 20221 min readJust Another ClownThere is a smile on my face Hiding away the tears Hiding away the years That passed me by The flower of my youth gone With barely the...
izzyball6Nov 1, 20221 min readSt. HelenaStuck on island of your own Trapped inside your room for a thousand days Reliving all the battles past Thinking of the realm that you...
izzyball6Nov 1, 20221 min readUnbrokenThe will to live was shattered The lust for life was battered Trust in self was compromised Mind and soul lobotomized And the rest...
izzyball6Oct 23, 20221 min readA Man Who Fell To EarthNothing really matters I'm just another man who fell to Earth Beau, oui, comme Bowie But none of that matters Some wizard drawing...
izzyball6Oct 23, 20222 min readWhen Did Art Become The Enemy?It’s dangerous in the fall of 2022 to be a masterpiece from a famous painter. If you’re a Monet or a Van Gogh, best steer clear of soup...
izzyball6Oct 18, 20222 min readThe New TyrannyThe next tyranny will not be one of the two great tyrannical systems of the last century but a new tyranny that we do not yet know....
izzyball6Oct 18, 202224 min readThe AuctionDaniel Greenbaum was a self-made man. He was a Brooklyn boy who had risen from an often bullied Jewish boy from Crown Heights to the CEO...