Charles Borkhuis is an American poet, playwright, screenwriter, and essayist who has previously published nine poetry collections. His poems have been widely anthologized. His new work presented here has distinct surreal overtones.
Charles Borkhuis is a poet, playwright, screenwriter, and essayist. His 9 collections of poems include Dead Ringer [BlazeVOX], Finely Tuned Static (with paintings by John McCluskey) [Lunar Chandelier], Disappearing Acts [Chax], Afterimage [Chax], and Alpha Ruins [Bucknell University], selected by Fanny Howe as a finalist for the William Carlos Williams Book Award. His poems have appeared in 7 anthologies including: Dia Anthology: Readings in Contemporary Poetry 2010-2016 [Dia Art Foundation], An Avec Sampler #2 [Avec], Primary Trouble [Talisman House], and Writing From The New Coast: Presentation and Technique [o.blek]. His essays on contemporary poetics have appeared in two books published by the University of Alabama Press: Telling it Slant and We Who Love to Be Astonished. He curated poetry readings for the Segue Foundation in NYC for 15 years. Interview: https://dichtungyammer.wordpress.com/ 2016/10/05/interview-with-charles-borkhuis/ Exchange on Dead Ringer: https://dichtungyammer. wordpress.com/2017/09/02/exchange-with-charles-borkhuis-on-dead-ringer/ He translated New Exercises from the French by Franck André Jamme [Wave books]. His plays have been presented in NYC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Hartford, and Paris and have been published in four collections including Mouth of Shadows [Spuyten Duyvil]. His two radio plays can be heard at pennsound. He is the recipient of a Drama-Logue Award for his play Phantom Limbs and the former editor of Theater:Ex, an experimental theater publication. He lives in San Diego, and has taught at Hofstra University and Touro College.
