Peter Burzynski
Inventory of the Universe
Lily of the valley,
yes, lily, but also
no, not thorns
but gloves, glasses,
kettles, peel-away
lipsticks, grapefruit,
handwritten books,
the pillowcases
undone.
Peter Burzynski is a second-year PhD student in Creative Writing-Poetry at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He holds a a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a M.F.A. in Poetry from The New School University, and a M.A. in Polish Literature from Columbia University. In between his studies, he has worked as a Sous-Chef in New York City and Milwaukee. His poetry has appeared in The Best American Poetry Blog, Your Impossible Voice, the Unrorean, BORT Quarterly, Hobo Pancakes, The Great Lakes Review, Kritya, Bar None Group, Zombie Logic Review, and Fuck Poems Anthology with poems forthcoming from RHINO, Prick of the Spindle, Souvenir Lit Journal, White Stag Journal, Yes Poetry, and Forklift Ohio.
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Lily of the valley,
yes, lily, but also
no, not thorns
but gloves, glasses,
kettles, peel-away
lipsticks, grapefruit,
handwritten books,
the pillowcases
undone.
Peter Burzynski is a second-year PhD student in Creative Writing-Poetry at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He holds a a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a M.F.A. in Poetry from The New School University, and a M.A. in Polish Literature from Columbia University. In between his studies, he has worked as a Sous-Chef in New York City and Milwaukee. His poetry has appeared in The Best American Poetry Blog, Your Impossible Voice, the Unrorean, BORT Quarterly, Hobo Pancakes, The Great Lakes Review, Kritya, Bar None Group, Zombie Logic Review, and Fuck Poems Anthology with poems forthcoming from RHINO, Prick of the Spindle, Souvenir Lit Journal, White Stag Journal, Yes Poetry, and Forklift Ohio.
Return to September 2014 Edition