I Must Do More Pretending
A poem contrasting the make-believe world of a child with the reality of adult experiences.
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Shadows and Reflections
The Noose Poem
Christmas Eve Poem
Spinning Tops
The Bluebird of Happiness
Welcome to the Hotel Paranoia
This Poem is Good
Cracks Where Beauty Pushes Through
My Spirit Bear
My Spirit Bear,
Forlorn and frazzled,
Worn down with cares,
Stares off into the distance,
Contemplating his existence.
Depression’s Masquerade
Creating, Rather than Rearranging
Poem, written upon seeing a miserable-looking dog tied up, about creating happiness from misery.
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Poem written by Ned Buratovich on January 5, 1974 about expectations leading to tense confrontation one August evening in 1973. Audio of Ned’s reading recorded in 2004.
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Cow Encountered by a Poet
A spoken word performance of a puerile poem written as an adolescent, captured in a semi-spontaneous video when both a brown cow and a poet became available.
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