Poems by Randal A. Burd, Jr. Previously Published in November

The following is a descriptive list of Randal A. Burd, Jr.’s poetry previously published in the month of November. Find most of these poems in the collection: Memoirs of a Witness Tree (Kelsay Books, 2020).

“Scars of Unrequited Love” and “A Mended Heart” were published on November 11, 2021, by Yasou! A Celebration of Life, a California publication edited by Joanne Olivieri. Find “A Mended Heart” and “Scars of Unrequited Love” in the collection Memoirs of a Witness Tree (Kelsay Books, 2020).

I read “Obligatory Rainbows” on November 7, 2021, the last reader on Poetry Super Highway’s monthly open-mike poetry reading, which is now being held via Zoom. Rick Lupert runs Poetry Super Highway, a poetry resource site which publishes and supports contemporary poets.

“Blue Spacious Skies” was published on November 19, 2019, by Spillwords, an online poetry forum out of Poland edited by Dagmara K. Find “Blue Spacious Skies” in the collection Memoirs of a Witness Tree (Kelsay Books, 2020).

“Physician of the Mind” appeared in the November 13, 2019, issue of Nine Muses Poetry, a defunct poetry journal out of Wales edited by Annest Gwilym. Find “Physician of the Mind” in the collection Memoirs of a Witness Tree (Kelsay Books, 2020).

“Echoes of Yesterday” appeared on November 4, 2019, in the The Ekphrastic Review out of Canada, edited by Lorette C. Luzajic. Find “Echoes of Yesterday” in the collection Memoirs of a Witness Tree (Kelsay Books, 2020).

“Reconnaissant Pour L’esprit de Corps” is an rhyming sestina inspired by my time in the high school marching band. It appeared on November 29, 2018, on the website of Halftime Magazine, which was edited at the time by Christine Katzman. Find “Reconnaissant Pour L’esprit de Corps” in the collection Memoirs of a Witness Tree (Kelsay Books, 2020).