W.k.kortas : Writing

the lean-to of the river man

the lean-to of the river man

A Poem by W.k.kortas


It was one of those places which, We were told with stern faces and tones And the occasional smack to the butt, That we were not to go, ..
sister implausible

sister implausible

A Poem by W.k.kortas


You would not, as a rule, find her ilk in these parts; Indeed, frat boys from the state school from a few blocks off, Failing to heed the..
get it, man, get it

get it, man, get it

A Poem by W.k.kortas


He was holding court between sets at the Texas Bar (Not his usual stomping grounds, necessarily, But the owner was a decent guy whose che..
The Railroad Bridge At Duanesburg

The Railroad Bridge At Duanesburg

A Poem by W.k.kortas


It had been, indeed almost constantly so, Spotted and dotted with the odd bit of graffiti: Hastily spray-painted citing of some school&rs..
the stones

the stones

A Poem by W.k.kortas


They are ornamented with coins, small colored stones,The occasional personal items-- wrinkled and ancient baseball cards,Weathered photos of aunts or ..
the man who built hemingway's corona manual, circa 1987

the man who built hemingway's corona manual, circa..

A Poem by W.k.kortas


He’d never read him, understand, or at least not that he’d remembered; He might have half-skimmed something in Look or Esquire, ..
Fishes, Birds, And Sons Of Men

Fishes, Birds, And Sons Of Men

A Poem by W.k.kortas


Our wandering and searching has led us here again, As April sloughs off winter and takes us by the hand. (We have had as tutors fishes, b..
the woman who fed laika

the woman who fed laika

A Poem by W.k.kortas


She noted, grimly cognizant of though unamused by the irony, That her likeness, or something akin to that, Appeared on the poster--a gray..
the woman who scissored masterpieces

the woman who scissored masterpieces

A Poem by W.k.kortas


They sit in the humblest of frames, Faux wood-grained plastic grotesqueries Purchased long ago from some doomed Grants or Bradlees, Th..
Mad Renee Weighs In On Relationship Maintenance

Mad Renee Weighs In On Relationship Maintenance

A Poem by W.k.kortas


There’s no love that’s forever true, No guarantee he’ll stand by you. Heed well, then, what I have to say; You keep tha..