The Burlington Beat

03/09/2018

ON THE TRUST OF THE YETSU by Al Teodosio

"-Henry! Thank you for coming!
-Thanks for inviting me.
-Did you get here OK?
-You know something. I took 82 instead of going down route 14 there, and I--[...]"

03/08/2018

A CONFESSION by Meryl Jean Kremer

"Sometimes I think I could have been happy,
had I been born in the kind of town where
no one ever leaves.
Somewhere with an excess of open space and
a collection of creative ways to
kill time[...]"

A Confession Sometimes I think I could have been happy, had I been born in the kind of town where no one ever leaves. Somewhere with an excess of open space and...

03/07/2018

ATAXARY by Lindsary Kipperman.

"In morning shine we bask
thick skin protects prenatal winter air
from eating my bones.
Zip from navel to neck-
Only in the Sun’s shine do I feel warmth,
even wool covered toes[...]"

Ataraxy In morning shine we bask thick skin protects prenatal winter air from eating my bones. Zip from navel to neck- Only in the Sun’s shine do I feel warmth,...

03/06/2018

Submit your Beatza today! Don't know what a Beatza is? It's the newest literary sensation found only at The Burlington Beat.

11/08/2017

Animal Art
by Anna Autilio

"There aren’t four seasons; there are fifty-two,
and color and light’s changes mark that time.
Not seen enough of birds with light shot through
their over-hanging feathers, fierce like rhyme
that gets you in the gut. [...]"

Finish reading this and find more in our new issue, Stranger.

Stranger

11/07/2017

"i read a story about mayflys
born on the banks
of the mississippi. they
swarmed and housed
in wisconsinite gas stations,
on the edges of bridges,
and only days later,
passed. just a memory. [...]"

You can't leave a poem half unread! Finish reading "Life of Mayflys" by Murrary Dunsmore in our newest issue, Stranger, available online now.

Stranger

11/06/2017

Despite the weather we've been getting, you can still appreciate the natural beauty of Vermont with Nature Mandala Art by Michelle Wallace on The Burlington Beat. Each creation is made with materials found in nature and is one-of-a-kind and temporary. "One photograph is selected and then the mandala is cast into the winds with a one-word meditation, aspiration or intention."

Michelle Wallace of 'Nature Mandala Art :: Vermont' gathers natural materials from the forests, fields and gardens surrounding her home to create unique and one...

10/31/2017

Our second online issue, Stranger, is available now! www.burlingtonbeat.com

09/25/2017

Now accepting submissions for our second issue: Stranger.

08/18/2017

Thank you to everyone who submitted, contributed, and made this possible. The first issue of The Burlington Beat is online now!

08/15/2017

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07/20/2017