T.K. Splake
safe boring life
afraid taking risks
man without a dream
----------------------------------life lost in books
avoiding real experiences
safer to pretend
---------------------------------dark shadows exploding
electric monofilament hum
goddamn rainbow madness
---------------------------today’s dark scribblings
covering blank page
tomorrow’s rorschach mysteries
---------------------------------ex-wife an actress
living moment to moment
playing life by ear
t. kilgore splake (“the cliffs dancer”) lives in a tamarack location old mining row house in the ghost copper mining village of calumet in michigan’s upper peninsula. splake has become a legend in the small press literary circles for his writing and photography. he is currently waiting the publication of beyond brautigan creek, a collection of poetry that will include a dvd attachment from gage press in battle creek, michigan.