41. "Swear To God, or How to Seduce the Most Beautiful Girl in Town," flash nonfiction The Burningwood Review. July 2023.
42. - 46. Five Poems in Fleas on the Dog, issue 15, December 2023
WHY I LIKE THEM: Poetry Editor HEZEKIAH writes… David Blumenfeld writes in various voices on a variety of subjects. In 'in the land with no future' the tone is dire. The absence of punctuation recommends a sense of alarm, while without uppercase letters, it seems a whispered warning--as the lines lengthen with a heightening urgency, "no relief no surcease." 'The Fish' differs dramatically. The creative spacing, like a cast line, is playful, his alliterations hook us as he takes his time, slowly and smoothly, reeling us in with the flex of his pen. As for 'My Soul,' Blumenfeld breaks into more traditional verse, rhyming no less, as he waxes romantical, wanes sardonic--"a eunuch pacing around the room / who longs to be a blushing groom"--and fades to universal truths. 'Berkeley: 1963 - 1965' is a gripping reminiscence in free verse. And, 'A Little Too Cynical?' is engagingly written and reads like a childrens' book the contents of which you could only find in the Adult Section--no need to picture it, read on...
“in the land with no future”
“The Fish”
“My Soul”
“Berkeley: 1963 – 1965”
“A Little Too Cynical?”
43. "I Fly Again" in Rushing Through the Dark, October 2023 pp. 240 -241.
44. "Smile," Topical Poetry, October 8, 2023.
45. "I'd Like to Go Out Dancing," Lighten Up Online, issue 64, December 2023. A poem that is to be read at my funeral.
46. "The Young Girl and the Old Woman," forthcoming Jan/Feb 2024 in Pure Slush in anthology Loss Lifespan, vol 9 on the theme: Loss.
47. "Hymn KA," Written Tales," February 23, 2024.
48. "Inside Out Haiku," forthcoming, The Best American Haiku, 2023. Haiku Crush
49. Interview with ShoutOutMiami 3/2034
https://shoutoutmiami.com/meet-david-blumenfeld-retired-philosophy-professor-writer-and-poet/
https://shoutoutmiami.com/meet-david-blumenfeld-retired-philosophy-professor-writer-and-poet/https://shoutoutmiami.com/meet-david-blumenfeld-retired-philosophy-professor-writer-and-poet/
50. “cri du coeur” poem, Lit eZine, vol. 5, April 2024. https://manicsylph.com/lit-ezine-vol-5-front-page-contents/ or
https://bit.ly/litezine5