W.B. Keckler

W.B. Keckler Poems

I have eaten
the pigeons
that were in
the park
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The man in love with a goat, in bed, will still talk about it.

The man in love with a goat will have the goat's presence there with him in bed, like a ghost, like Helen of Troy.
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W.B. Keckler Biography

W. B. Keckler's book Sanskrit of the Body was selected by Mary Oliver for the National Poetry Series. It is available through Penguin Books. His poetry, prose, and verbo-visual art have appeared in several hundred magazines here and abroad since 1990. Keckler is also a playwright and has written several screenplays. His poetry and plays have received many accolades, including two Gertrude Stein Awards in Innovative American Poetry and fellowships from the National Endowment on the Arts and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.)

The Best Poem Of W.B. Keckler

If William Carlos Williams Had Been Born A Cat

I have eaten
the pigeons
that were in
the park

and which
you were probably
hoping
to feed

Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so stupid

W.B. Keckler Comments

Rosa Jamali 21 September 2008

After reading the poems over and over, I have come to conclusion that W.B.Keckler is one of the prominent poets of our time...

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Charlotte Ballard 05 November 2005

You have a marvelous gift of language. I enjoyed your poetry. Thank you for sharing.

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Poetry Hound 29 January 2005

Hello W.B. You are obviously someone with quite a bit of talent. Thanks very much for posting your poems here. They come from a very creative, educated, and worldly mind. I'm enjoying them very much.

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