W.k.kortas : Writing

conversations, dangling and otherwise

conversations, dangling and otherwise

A Poem by W.k.kortas


You have often chided me (Gently most times, though sometimes my diffidence Is sufficient to permeate your imperturbability) About liv..
Collins' Twelve Apostles Defend Their Credo

Collins' Twelve Apostles Defend Their Credo

A Poem by W.k.kortas


There’s no arguing that idealism has its place, For if it does not flower, bloom, and spread its seeds As the dying dandelion casts ..
the house of the wickwires

the house of the wickwires

A Poem by W.k.kortas


Now that is a house befitting a man of stature, He said while surveying his new home, His bride,second in a series of dark haired beauti..
hills like not a goddamn thing

hills like not a goddamn thing

A Poem by W.k.kortas


I had been, through much of my youth, Under the care and tutelage of my Uncle Virgil, He being the sole remainder of my father and his br..
In Which We Respectfully, But Firmly, Take Issue With Mr. Crane's "Black riders came from the sea"

In Which We Respectfully, But Firmly, Take Issue W..

A Poem by W.k.kortas


It’s perfect nonsense to suggest that it, whether venal or mortal, Came to lightwith fanfare and hullabaloo, All but taking out a thr..
A Variation Upon Ken Simm's "A Woman Dancing on the Sea"

A Variation Upon Ken Simm's "A Woman Dancing on th..

A Poem by W.k.kortas


She is not the Earth Mother, no archetype of maternal bliss (As if you’d come here hunting such a thing.) Her stock in trade is cap..
wolf's gonna blow

wolf's gonna blow

A Poem by W.k.kortas


I knew a couple, in that once upon a time Where fecundity was a going concern in our circle of friends, Who’d lost another child mi..
the devils are dreaming, dreaming of a blue angel

the devils are dreaming, dreaming of a blue angel

A Poem by W.k.kortas


Well, some you lay, and some you marry, (As if womankind is some thing To be sifted, sorted, and graded Like so many eggs or lima beans)..
On Crossing The Chatauqua County Veterans Memorial Bridge

On Crossing The Chatauqua County Veterans Memorial..

A Poem by W.k.kortas


i. Such is their reward, then, This graceful bridge which bisects the lake at Bemus Point, Not far from the spot where Bishop Vincent..
Rappaccini's Daughter, Or A Three-Credit Course On Hawthorne In A Nutshell.

Rappaccini's Daughter, Or A Three-Credit Course On..

A Poem by W.k.kortas


You see,It's quite simple;Fate will always b***h-slapThose folks who can't leave well enoughAlone