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/

Folded Word Chapbooks

Folded Word is offering new chapbooks by two great writers, Jessie Carty and Mel Bosworth. I ordered mine last night. I can't wait to read them. The chapbooks will also be offered as e-books. Go here to order: http://www.foldedword.com/buy.html

Pank Interview with Jessi Graustein

Pank interviews Jessi Graustein, the wonderful managing editor at Folded Word. Read it here:
http://www.pankmagazine.com/pankblog/?p=2066

Full of Crow

Full of Crow's October poetry is up here
including one of mine, "Grandma Remembers"

Shape of a Box

The wonderful Jessi Graustein at Folded Word has created a wonderful video to accompany two of my poems. Up now at Shape of a Box here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63AMNhXtvoE

Many thanks to Jessi and also to Jessie Carty at Shape of a Box.

October decomP

New poem up in the October decomP. See it here:

http://www.decompmagazine.com/october2009poetry.htm#ericburke

Best of the Net

Folded Word has nominated my poem "Reference" for the Best of the Net anthology. Congrats to Folded Word's other nominees and many thanks to Folded Word's indefatigable managing editor, Jessi Graustein!

Unscroll Volume 3

I have a prose poem in Unscroll Volume 3, up now at Gold Wake Press. Lots of good stuff here, including an excerpt from Cooper Renner's novel, A Death by the Sea.

http://goldwakepress.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/unscroll31.pdf

September Elimae

I have a new poem up in the September issue of elimae: http://www.elimae.com/2009/09/Zeno.html

This is an outstanding issue. Lots of great stuff by lots of great people. Check it all out here: http://www.elimae.com/new.html

August Pank

The August issue of Pank is up with lots of good stuff:
http://www.pankmagazine.com/read/august09.html

Be sure to check out this brilliant piece by Mel Bosworth.

Also, a short poem by me.

New Issue of Alba is Out

Alba 19 is now out and full of good stuff: http://www.ravennapress.com/alba/issue_19/issue19TOC.html

Especially check out this great poem by Howie Good: http://www.ravennapress.com/alba/issue_19/good.html

Also, good stuff by Brian Beatty, Carla Criscuolo, Rufo Quintavalle, Aaron Poller, Peter Schwartz and many others.

Otoliths

New short sequence up at Otoliths:
http://the-otolith.blogspot.com/2009/06/eric-burke-americana-childrens.html

Counterexample Poetics

Two short poem sequences are now up at Counterexample Poetics: http://www.counterexamplepoetics.com/2009/07/eric-burke.html

Dru Philippou at Simply Haiku

Check out this haibun by Dru Philippou in the Summer 2009 issue of Simply Haiku:

http://simplyhaiku.com/SHv7n2/haibun/Philippou.html

I you haven't already, check out this one from awhile back in Haibun Today:

http://haibuntoday.blogspot.com/2008/07/dru-philippou-sausalito.html

For my money, Dru Philippou is one of the best writers working in the haibun form today.

Right Hand Pointing 27

The "Very Short Work" issue of Right Hand Pointing is up. It is full of great short pieces by Mel Bosworth, Howie Good, J.A. Tyler, Anna Bellamy Lucas, and many others. Also, a short poem of mine. Check it all out here: http://www.righthandpointing.com/Issue27/toc.html

Form.Reborn

New poems up at http://twitter.com/formreborn all this week.

Unscroll Volume 2

A short piece in Unscroll Volume 2 at Gold Wake Press here: http://goldwakepress.org/

Camroc Press Review

Two short poems up at Camroc Press Review: http://www.camrocpressreview.com/search/label/Eric%20Burke

Eight Questions at nibble

An eight question mini-interview with me (+ some of my poems to have appeared in nibble) is up at the nibble website here http://nibblepoems.wordpress.com/2009/07/03/eight-questions-with-eric-burke/

Mel Bosworth Fiction at The Foundling Review

Check out this excellent piece of short fiction by Mel Bosworth at The Foundling Review:

http://www.foundlingreview.com/June2009Issue3Bosworth.html

The Driftwood Review

Two of my poems are now up at The Driftwood Review:

http://www.driftwoodreview.com/issuefourcontents.html

The Bones of Saints Under Glass

Jeff Fleming, editor of the small poem print mag nibble, has a new chapbook out, The Bones of Saints Under Glass. I just received my copy in the mail today. There are some fantastic poems in here. (Some of my favorites are "I am alone", "You Have to Find the Light", and "A Few Feet".) Buy it from Propaganda Press for only $5 at
http://alt-current.com/pp/pp_item.html#the_bones_of_saints_under_glass

If you need more convincing, read this excellent review by Doug Holder
http://dougholder.blogspot.com/2009/04/bones-of-saints-under-glass-jeff.html

This chapbook is a great read!

Form.Reborn

The Twitter-based poetry magazine Form.Reborn will be making 5 of my short poems available via Twitter the week of May 11 (one per day) and will then archive them on their website (http://folded.wordpress.com/form-reborn/). To receive the poems, sign up on Twitter and follow formreborn.