W.k.kortas : Writing

the shadow of the shadow of your smile

the shadow of the shadow of your smile

A Poem by W.k.kortas


Live in the moment, we exhort ourselves as well as others, But such a mandate is a fool’s errand, nothing more, For all which we en..
a variation upon isadora gruye's "the writing dead"

a variation upon isadora gruye's "the writing dead..

A Poem by W.k.kortas


They are like ants and roaches, ubiquitous and constantly underfoot, Nursing their lattes and mocachinos on some sidewalk, Dropping bits o..
addison mizner in the swamps

addison mizner in the swamps

A Poem by W.k.kortas


What God has put asunder, I have joined together. He chuckles at this somewhat self-consciously, As his clientele is comprised of gen..
bison dele, adrift

bison dele, adrift

A Poem by W.k.kortas


He’d dated Madonna, you know; (This before the tendency would be to roll one’s eyes And sigh Well, man, who didn’t?) I..
The Bartender At Desperate Annie's, Saratoga Springs, Muses On Several Morning Line Favorites

The Bartender At Desperate Annie's, Saratoga Sprin..

A Poem by W.k.kortas


You’ll not see their like come race season, Having left the premises to be replaced By the preening breast-augmented and face-l..
An Empire Of Kodachrome

An Empire Of Kodachrome

A Poem by W.k.kortas


We’d made things once, things of substance: Copiers, straight-sixes for Chevelles, Novas, Impalas, And tons of film, of course, lo..
the man who shot the brother of virgil kane

the man who shot the brother of virgil kane

A Poem by W.k.kortas


My regiment? The New York 156th, B Company. I’d left the farm in the hands of my wife and her uncle (Polly and I never had childr..
Hal Chase, Douglas, Arizona, April 1926

Hal Chase, Douglas, Arizona, April 1926

A Poem by W.k.kortas


It is, in its own fashion, a ballpark--there are dugouts, (Though more kin to lean-tos if the truth be told) A fence with advertisemen..
a thing about lions and layups

a thing about lions and layups

A Poem by W.k.kortas


Back in the day before the game quit us, We’d balled down at the rec center with an old guy Who went by the name of Terry Easy. He ..
chet jumps

chet jumps

A Poem by W.k.kortas


Ain't muchseparatin'junkies and geniuses;still, cat hit the ground right on the downbeat.