Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Jeff Bagato - Three Poems


A multi-media artist living near Washington, DC, Jeff Bagato produces poetry and prose as well as electronic music and glitch video. His text and visual poetry has appeared in many journals including Empty Mirror, Otoliths, Ex Ex Lit, The New Post Literate, Gold Wake Live, and Angry Old Man. Short fiction has recently appeared in Gobbet and The Colored Lens. His published books include Savage Magic (poetry), and The Toothpick Fairy (fiction). A blog about his writing and publishing efforts can be found at http://jeffbagato.wordpress.com.


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1. Callanghan Anallah Onoch

ghanallach na coho anagha lon gal
anag nallano onchal an cog
lan ach nal nalla ghanol
ocollog hacal agaal nach
ollon ghanoll cogach na noll
llonallach gaan llano cag
ogan olhoc coh laacholl
la can ach alla nogog
chonach chol hanga aag
nallanach onal gaan gan
gallog och allanol naga
gaglal acho onoch llaag
nagollon an hol cag nalal
achonga nonh ag laca
onoch ghanac loc lalan
lachan ochol nog gaang go
nogol concal lachnal nagallah
ang collah gon gangallach
lach laanal nocah noh
ghallanoch na coho, nogollon nac conoc
occollon, occollon gan gacal ang on


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2. Llonach Angac Onh

llonach angac onh
achallog gonal nag non
hallah hallah anchallo anchag
collonach gonog nach galla
noh galla, noh onchag
noh hochall, nah callang
chaag loch noc nan anchallo
onhallach ahog angol ochan
langal colcan caconoc
nach ocogall nall no gan
an loc challochan gonag
nagah lonal noc hallahon ho
hocoll congal gonaal nochon
an loc challochan hocal nogon
an loc challochan canoc chol ganol


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3. Cohollochan Can Cocal Loc Nag

ganallocha loc nag han cohol agalall
ach loc chanalla lo hoca
gaag onca lonal nang on
la nahallanach cocolloch anca col
clocal ganalag concal ach non
can lonal noc llanaal anghall gon anh
hag anghonna concol lanal ancal lon lal
ach loc llonal nag hollol cangallah hogan
chonnag hoagallach non ga calco
nonga nac llona llona chaag hoc allang
hocal achanach lach agall onch agallon
chaach collagollon hochal hac gon collog coh
onchallana chag colnon anoana noch hallanach
lacallanach gaan hocan gogna achna nol
logol conahan hochalla gaan llonag
anallach llonach agan anchon chaal loc gonallacha
lang local laal conoc challanach cho
nhonna ganal ach na llanag
agla nachal collo coh hoganach naan
gonachall choc collon hallag nag nonaco
la cohallonach nachal nonall och lon colloc ho
ang onnal cochac hanag hochalla
logal llona loch hol chanallach
ancha loc gaan challan cong