Wayne F. Burke
Wayne F. Burke's poetry has appeared in a wide variety of publications. He had published six full-length poetry collections, most recently DIFLUCAN (BareBack Press, 2019).
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:
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by Eleanor Swanson
"Oh, this," "Oh, and this," and "Things fall apart"
by Mike Boyle
The Dead Are Always with Us
by L. Shapley Bassen
"Knowing My Limits" and "Fleeting Vision"
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Door Number One
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Making Wun Ugly Scene
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Three Poems of the Last Generation
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"in passing" and "in memoriam"
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Eleven Fabric Art Pieces, March 2020
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Franklin W. Dixon
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His Own Devices
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Tenderloin Ghost
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"Back Talk" and "Trespass"
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Otis Elevates
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Same Name
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Evening Milk
by Márió Nemes Z, translated by Gabor G Gyukics and Duncan Robertson
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Nine Photoalterations, February 2020
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