Wayne F. Burke
Wayne F. Burke's poetry has been widely published online and in print. He is author of eight published poetry collections--most recently Black Summer, Spartan Press, 2021—and one short story collection: Turmoil & Other Stories, Adelaide Press, 2020. He lives in the central Vermont area, USA.
Having shortness of breath and chest pain,
I thought ‘heart attack’, but
no
only arterial heart disease,
same as killed my father
he and sister’s souls black
as soot,
they would burn together
in the flaming pit.
digging down seven years
to my triple bypass
the bloody remnants
of that trip under lights
until cops came with their shining blue
light and
we ran
into the backyard shadows--
Recent Articles:
"~getting away with everything" live book release party
with Christopher Shipman, Laura Mattingly, Christopher Romaguera, and Charles Claudel Garrett I
Fountain
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
A Suicidal Reflection
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
Once my age
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
The Plural of a Parasite
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
Androgen
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
Blow Wind, Blow
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
I'm not a city
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
Dracula Orchid
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
Lesbos...
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
The Suskind Perfume
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
Lovers
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
Secret Thread
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
Chippendale
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
Anesthesia
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
Do It Carefully
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
The Voyeur
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
Snowqueensnowking
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
Or Yes
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
Nothing But Miss Havisham
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
He Was Wilted and Decadent
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
Generating It at Many Spots of the Word
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
Everything Arises in the Sudden Emptiness
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
Opening the Opera Ball
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
The Shadow
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
Thrift Shop Charm
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
Imagine
by Kinga Fabó, translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
"~getting away with everything" virtual book release party
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Mrs. Broadside’s Bones
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"Buried," "Molecular Infinity Overflows," and "Top of Three O'Clock"
by James Grabill
Painting
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Hungarian (And Local!) Poetry in New Orleans
with Xander Bilyk, Dylan Krieger, Marian D. Moore, Dennis Formento, and Gabor G. Gyukics filmed by Sean F. Munro
Phone Call from the Parents
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The Sound Truck
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Jack Daniels's Failed Intervention
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"Ariel's Choice" and "Girl on the Subway Grate"
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The Jebus in the Lotus
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"Attack" and "Sunday Morning"
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