W.k.kortas : Writing

In Which John Lee Crow Decides It May Be Time To Go Home

In Which John Lee Crow Decides It May Be Time To G..

A Poem by W.k.kortas


Well, why not me, I reasoned (no surprise to friends and loved ones, As I have alwaysfancied my time on this spinning patch of rock To ..
Last Train Out Of Montmorenci Falls

Last Train Out Of Montmorenci Falls

A Poem by W.k.kortas


It left the depot relatively unencumbered; Passenger service having been discontinued the winter before, So the engine and the few sad c..
In Which A Former Lover Of Romeo's Is Not Surprised It Came To All Of That

In Which A Former Lover Of Romeo's Is Not Surprise..

A Poem by W.k.kortas


His oaths were all crimson passion, (Oh, fleeting, evanescent boy!) But were simply passing fashion, Discarded like some broken toy ..
The Oldest Lesbian In Elk County Reflects On The Loss Of Her Partner

The Oldest Lesbian In Elk County Reflects On The L..

A Poem by W.k.kortas


Oh, we’d talked of other lives in other places, But where would we have gone, anyway? (It was rural Pennsylvania in the thirti..
The Confidence Man Holds Court At The Bar

The Confidence Man Holds Court At The Bar

A Poem by W.k.kortas


When you appear (as we all shall, no doubt) Before the oldest judge in the world, Take care to notice his appearance; You’ll s..
a few words for dana, not that he needs them.

a few words for dana, not that he needs them.

A Poem by W.k.kortas


See, you’ve got tohave that moon-June thing; Hard-coded into our DNA, after all, But if you stop there and say Well, here it is, ..
The Boy With Too Many Desks

The Boy With Too Many Desks

A Poem by W.k.kortas


We’d known him as Three-Desks Tommy, Highly imaginative monicker Deriving from his decidedly unimaginative first name And the fa..
reggie harding, at an angle

reggie harding, at an angle

A Poem by W.k.kortas


Once the pros decided he wasn’t worth the aggravation any more (Seven feet of trouble, coaches used to say if his name came up) Man ..
Five Separate Instance Of Madness, Genesee County

Five Separate Instance Of Madness, Genesee County

A Poem by W.k.kortas


i. In By Twos, Out By Ones. You could probably fool yourself into thinking it was simply some rambling ranch home, Though the t..
The Temptation Of Earl Manigault

The Temptation Of Earl Manigault

A Poem by W.k.kortas


There was plenty cats who could snatch a quarter offa backboard, They used to say up at Happy Warrior, but the Goat was the only one Who could ..