Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 13, 2026
Jeff Burt

Jeff Burt

Jeff Burt lives in Santa Cruz County, California. He has contributed to Rabid Oak, Willows Wept Review, Williwaw Journal, and Gold Man's Review, among others.

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About Jeff Burt

Jeff Burt lives in Santa Cruz County, California. He has contributed to Rabid Oak, Willows Wept Review, Williwaw Journal, and Gold Man's Review, among others.

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  • Dry Cloudburst

    eff Burt lives in Santa Cruz County, California.

  • Glycerin Soap, No Dye, No Fragrance

    "...like a slippery fish you can’t hold between palms..."

  • Some Particulars of Pine

    "...you think of patting pulp between your palms..."

  • Inferno

    "...Without angels, who may sleep?..."

  • Newly Mowed Lawn

    "Grass and weed cut down to an inch..."

  • A Pair of Shoes, 1886

    "...humble, soiled, marbled with life..."

  • In the Long Run

    "Like a persistent itch, I question..."

  • Penny

    "...after a life on the road a little less..."

  • Floors and Ceilings

    "...like Pacific waves anything but pacific..."

  • Evolution

    "...It does not shimmy or shake..."

  • TV Mysteries

    "...a turn or counterturn just to shock..."

  • Halfway Down to Drawing Water

    "...a crack of his heart can be heard houses away..."

  • Line Dance in Hard Winters

    "...faces warmed five degrees by sunshine..."

  • Deficit

    "I watch the little newts..."