February Pank

I have two pieces in the February Pank. Good writing from Corey Mesler, CL Bledsoe, Elisa Gabbert and Kathleen Rooney, and many more. Check it all out here:

http://www.pankmagazine.com/?cat=80

Heavy Bear 4

I have three poems in the new issue of Heavy Bear:
http://www.heavybear.janecrown.com/HB4/Poems/eric_burke.html

Tons of good writers in this issue as well as cool cover art by David Murphy. Check it all out:
http://www.heavybear.janecrown.com/HB4/

Heron 2

Heron 2, a Folded Word broadside featuring three of my poems, is available in pdf and mp3 format at the Folded Word site here. For those in Columbus, free copies can be picked up (while they last) at Areopagitica Books, 3510 North High Street, or a bit down the street at the Corner Stone Cafe.

Buy Pank, Help Haiti

Pank is donating direct sales of its magazines and chapbook between 1/13 and 2/13 to the International Committee of the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders to help the earthquake victims in Haiti. Find out more here:

http://www.pankmagazine.com/pankblog/?p=2876

Mel Bosworth Reads Me

The amazing Mel Bosworth reads two of my haibun at Big Other.

http://bigother.com/2010/01/06/big-others-reading-series-1/

Thanks, Mel!

(Reposting this because the first post was spammed in the comments and I had to remove it.)

Kathleen Weihe

Some very nice poems by Kathleen Weihe up in the current issue of Emprise Review. Check them out here: http://emprisereview.com/?page_id=2581

Mel Bosworth: When the Cats Razzed the Chickens

A short while ago, I ordered Mel Bosworth's recently released chapbook "When the Cats Razzed the Chickens & Other Stories". Since receiving my copy in the mail, I have read it from cover to cover several times. It is a thoroughly enjoyable read. Of the twelve stories included in the chap, three deserve special mention: "Xyrophobic Me", "The Stumbling Conquistador", and "Leave Me as I Lessen". These are excellent pieces that do an amazing job of combining tantalizingly odd material with clear and interesting thematic treatment. "Xyrophobic Me" in particular is one of the best pieces of writing I have come across in a long time. The chapbook is available from Folded Word Press here. Check it out!

December elimae

I have two new poems out in the December issue of elimae. Lots of nice work by Mel Bosworth, David Erlewine, Howie Good, Joy Wood, J. Michael Wahlgren, Sean Patrick Hill, Kristian Radford, and many others. Check it out.

A cappella Zoo

I am very happy to have received an acceptance for one of my poems for the Spring 2010 issue of A cappella Zoo

nibble 10

nibble 10 arrived in my mailbox this weekend. Lots of good poets in this one. Also, a small poem by me. You can check out nibble here: http://nibblepoems.wordpress.com/

Also arriving, packaged in with nibble, was a free copy of Durable Goods. Some very enjoyable poems, including an especially nice one by Aleathia Drehmer titled "Clarity". Check out Durable Goods here: http://www.durablegoodsmicrozine.blogspot.com/