Author: Jeffrey Burghauser
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The Power of Rhyme
The following excerpt on THE POWER OF RHYME comes from our longtime contributor, Jeffrey Burghauser‘s new book entitled THE HEAVY LIFTING: A BOY’S GUIDE TO WRITING POETRY. It was provided graciously by his publisher: It doesn’t require any particular skill to throw balls into the air. To catch them, however, is a different story. Not…
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PROSODY
The following excerpt on PROSODY comes from our longtime contributor, Jeffrey Burghauser‘s new book entitled THE HEAVY LIFTING: A BOY’S GUIDE TO WRITING POETRY. It was provided graciously by his publisher: “PROSODY. Noun. \ ʹprä-sә-dē \ [a] The study of versification, especially the study of metrical structure. [b] A particular system, theory, or style of…
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In the City of Slaughter
In the City of Slaughter Adapted from the Hebrew of Ḥayyim Naḥman Bialik. In memory of Pesi Burghauser (b. 1880, Czernowitz, Austria-Hungary – d. circa 1941-2, place unknown)[1] Go into the City. See the square. Place your gaze & touch upon the trees. Place your gaze & touch upon the stones. Place your gaze &…
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And They Did
I recall when anti-Semites werePretty damn pathetic, all aslur, Variegated, rude,Like a quantity of shagRugs & over-barbecued Poultry swaddled in the Rebel flag, Idling at some random Hebrew Y.,And, assuming aim across the dryHaze that panicky, Terminal fatigue begot, Lightly wounding two or threeGuatemalans in the parking lot. Now they’ve made a shul a…