Michael Burkard
Michael Burkard
Reading Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1981
- Introduction
- "Contagion"
- "You're Fine, But There Are Complications"
- "The Story 'Sunset'"
- "Untitled"
- "Stone"
- "Third Person"
- "Children of Paradise"
- "Poem"
- "Ledger"
- "Untitled"
- "Fundevogel"
- "Here"
- "Shame"
- "House With an Attic"
- "Renaming My Face"
- "The Passerby"
- "Window on the East"
- "Untitled"
- "Small Pill of Smoke"
- "The Burning"
- "The mood is a train..."
- "We were ghosts and tried to be women..."
- "I am unworthy because I flew from a bridge..."
- "Envy"
- "A Sideways Suicide"
- "Wren: Three Mirrors"
- "Ruby for Grief"
Introduction-2357
by Lois Shelton
"Contagion"-2358
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
"You're Fine, But There Are Complications"-2359
Burkard, Michael. In a White Light. Fort Collins, CO: L'Epervier Press, 1977.
"The Story 'Sunset'"-2360
Burkard, Michael. In a White Light. Fort Collins, CO: L'Epervier Press, 1977.
"Untitled"-2361
Burkard, Michael. In a White Light. Fort Collins, CO: L'Epervier Press, 1977.
"Stone"-2362
Burkard, Michael. None River. Tucson: Ironwood Press, 1979.
"Third Person"-2363
Burkard, Michael. None River. Tucson: Ironwood Press, 1979.
"Children of Paradise"-2364
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
"Poem"-2365
Burkard, Michael. None River. Tucson: Ironwood Press, 1979.
"Ledger"-2366
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
"Untitled"-2367
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
"Fundevogel"-2368
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
"Here"-2369
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
"Shame"-2370
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
"House With an Attic"-2371
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
"Renaming My Face"-2372
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
"The Passerby"-2373
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
"Window on the East"-2374
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
"Untitled"-2375
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
"Small Pill of Smoke"-2376
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
"The Burning"-2377
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
"The mood is a train..."-2378
uncollected, unpublished
"We were ghosts and tried to be women..."-2379
uncollected, unpublished
"I am unworthy because I flew from a bridge..."-2380
uncollected, unpublished
"Envy"-2381
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
"A Sideways Suicide"-2382
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
"Wren: Three Mirrors"-2383
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
"Ruby for Grief"-2384
Burkard. Michael. Ruby for Grief. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981.
To request a transcript or a captioned version of this audio or video material as a disability-related accommodation, please contact poetry@email.arizona.edu or 520-626-3765.
Series: Fall Reading Series
Sponsor(s): UA Poetry Center
Location(s): Modern Languages Auditorium
In this performance, Michael Burkard reads from his first three books, particularly from the 1981 collection Ruby for Grief. He also reads some uncollected work.

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