This year has been chock full of disruption, and my performance schedule has been significantly impacted by the global pandemic. Nonetheless, some performance opportunities have sprung up and presented an opportunity to further develop my work as an independent artist. If you missed out on some of the showcases that I've been a part of, …
Category: In English
Oscar, I Love You
September 26th 2017 On my way home After a day of school And a night of work I raged at the late night traffic Caught in a standstill of fatigue. I passed you without knowing, Seeing only the blaze of the car. I learned the next day That a drunk LAPD officer Took you and …
InBoxed
Don’t miss >>> M6.2 Earthquake south of Africa Lindsey Graham is SINKING $8 bags are back Will you help sea otters? Nobel Peace Prize for Dr. Fauci Too much is at stake Only hours left to shop I’m urgently asking you This is a long email CONFIRM: Is Oscar a Trump Supporter?? https://soundcloud.com/oscar-nava-13/inboxed?in=oscar-nava-13/sets/poetry Click play …
Just Look
Here I am in the redwood gardens A hostile haven of love and turmoil The currents of time Brought me out Trading bright smoggy skies For crystal clear nights Such as this night I long for someone here To bask in this Andromeda dust With me https://soundcloud.com/oscar-nava-13/just-look?in=oscar-nava-13/sets/poetry Click play for audio version.
born narcissus
I arrive at the river I look at myself there in the clear water I see the rot is in me I saw it I took it I shared it not wanting to see the pain it caused to you and me I want to run away but I want to swim in the water …
Against the Sunset Sky
It takes a keen eye to spy my quirky neighbors. You may think I refer to the resident pack, Furry family friends that illicit such laughter, But no, they have not this knack. One may decide to see a bird darting about Between the treetops during a summer’s sunset, As I have done at …
April 6 2020
There’s a certain amount of trust That I must carry as I go against My very nature. My feet tread the crust Of the earth, my back being pressed Into space as the world looms Ahead of me, magnified And growing in size as the flower blooms Disappear ahead of me. I’m stupefied, My gaze …
The Cancer Moon Reveals
The Cancer Moon Reveals itself to me In its midday shine. No worries of being Too early or too late. Just simply being, Just in its own time. And that power of being Is the Moon's resistance. It is almost imperceptible, The way the Cancer Moon emerges From over the redwood mountains, The way the …
Me Gustaría
Me gustaría compartir este tiempo con otros. Contigo. A invitarles a todos para que podamos disfrutar los días que pasan. Por lo pronto, esto no puede ser. Por parte de mi tiempo Por parte de mi hogar Por parte de mi descanso. Espero que vienes de visita en su propio tiempo. Por lo pronto, voy …
Oscar Oz Nava 