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A poem by wayne burke.
 OAF DailyNovember 2026 · Sample issue | Poetry wayne burke He died, did Clyde.
Fried in the electric
chair, inside Sing
Sing Prison. On
a Friday—Good
Friday (but not for
him). Stroked out
in the voltage; the
overhead lights of
the prison dimmed,
and in the cells the
inmates knew Old
Sparky had put one
more through to the
bardo. Read at OAF |
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Poetry, prose, photography, art and spoken word from OAF.
OAF WeeklyNovember 2026 · Sample issue | A selection of recent work from Open Arts Forum. Non-fiction Miya Ko I lived in the daily sameness of monotony years ago—rising at dawn to wait for the sunset. Read the essay |
Spoken word Grady VanWright 1982, suburbia. A man lifts what others forget. They called him trash man. Listen to the work |
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Poetry, prose, photography, art and spoken word from OAF.
OAF MonthlyNovember 2026 · Sample issue | This month’s selection brings together poetry, prose, photography, art and spoken word. There is also an invitation to explore the latest OAF Quarterly in the Library. Non-fiction Miya Ko I lived in the daily sameness of monotony years ago—rising at dawn to wait for the sunset. Read the essay |
Spoken word Grady VanWright 1982, suburbia. A man lifts what others forget. They called him trash man. Listen to the work |
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