JAMES HOUSTON ARTS

  • I FORGOT TO BOMB DRESDEN

    I forgot to bomb DresdenForgot to learn my sumsA slide rule meantI could skip outOn a day of KindergartenFrom time to timeOn a fine days’ permissionsIf it suited meTo let the rule slide I forgot to bomb DresdenForgot to acquiesceWhen I madeMy own musicChose my skinCeased attending churchWent my own wayTook up guitarThrew the old…

    JAMES HOUSTON

  • LENDING LIBRARY

    If you were blindfoldedAnd led silentlyInto a lending libraryWould there beAny sense of Doubt Among the sundry myriadSenses that would igniteIn such circumstanceKnowing exactlyWhere you now were Lest you be anosmicWould not olfactory giftsBe heightened Raging In factWith all that print glueBoard and binding threadPerhaps a hint a whispOf old leatherRubbed to a shineBy eager…

    JAMES HOUSTON

  • BEFORE THIS

    I’ve been brokenBefore thisWandering the seas in meWashed up uponMy own shoresSand-time and saltIn my eyes, in my earsIn open woundsIn anything I forgotTo closeI’ll not be broken again I’ve been ignored a time or twoBefore thisA haint in the hallwayShying from entrancesSpoken sentencesMaking appearanceThe cut of my formWaiting, alwaysWaitingFor an invitationI’ll not be veiled…

    JAMES HOUSTON

  • FLASHLIGHT

    TodayIn these early momentsI am hours older Than those attainedIn the lifespanOf my father In addition toMalevolent sinusesAnd male-pattern baldnessI search afield By way ofFlashlight and feelAmongst the paperclipsAnd elastic bands For any errantTrait or attributeCharacter or gift Carried forwardInto lengths of timeHe never knew © jameshoustonarts 2026

    JAMES HOUSTON

  • “STREET” FEATURE

    I have, previously, made reference to my association with the Vancouver Street Photography Collective (VANSPC). Since my introduction and subsequent membership over the last two-plus years, I have been challenged by this genre in photography. I very much enjoy making images of landscapes, architecture and creating travel journals using photography… but, “Street” requires more than…

    JAMES HOUSTON

  • STAGE FRIGHT

    Tomorrow afternoon, I will be standing in front of a group of Street Photographers from VANSPC (the Vancouver Street Photography Collective), an organization with whom I have been a member since October, 2022. Three images that I submitted will be projected up on a screen and I will be speaking to them. I have never…

    JAMES HOUSTON