Readings
Benjamin C. Krause considers poetry to be equally a written and oral art form. He regularly attends open poetry readings, but for the online reader, he has recorded some of his published poems and put them on this page.
Rain Drips
First published Aug 31 2010 in Issue 7 of The Fib Review (direct link).
Channeling Jackie McLean's Plight
First published Jul 17 2010 in Every Day Poets (direct link).
Like Film the Night
First published Jun 2010 in Nibble, issue 13.
New York Jewish Brown (extended version)
Published in Forge, April 2010 issue (direct link).
Scene from a Pharmacy
First published Mar 4 2010 in Foliate Oak (direct link).
Understanding Depression, Excerpt No. 3
First published Mar 2010 on Krause’s Featured Artist page at Counterexample Poetics.
The Sons of Israel
First published Feb 2010 in Tipton Poetry Journal, Winter 2009-10.
Rain Clouds
First published Jan 15 2010 in Foundling Review, January 2010 Issue 2 (direct link).
Classified 1
First published Jan 5 2010 in Issue 7 of Leaf Garden Magazine.
Classified 10
First published Dec 28 2009 in the Winter 2010 issue of Boston Literary Magazine.
Snapshot of an All-Nighter
First published Nov 2009 by Scars Publications (direct link).