Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

PAPER MOON (1973)

Part autobio, part fabrication, part fantasy, part critique, Passer's poetry threads through movies he's witnessed over the last 50 years.

PAPER MOON (1973)

I vowed
to never smile
to see in black and white
and to start smoking
just like my tomboy hero
Tatum

I managed to accomplish
the smoking part

and in the long run, forgave my father
for being such a poor role model






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