not human enough for the census
Vegetarian Alcoholic Press
poems by Erik Fuhrer
all images by Kimberly Androlowicz
"In Erik Fuhrer's not human enough for the census, there are creatures of dark habits, organ breathers, tree butchers, and 1 in 100 scientists agree the state of god is liquid. In these poems, aftermath requires a new language. Dust and ash compound with mother and father, mud compounds with blossom. These spare lyrics contain numerous transformations, and 'just because the body is gone/does not mean the absence of body is gone.' Absences loom everywhere--the mouth, the breath, the treacherous god in the tempest."
—Traci Brimhall, author of Saudade
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VOS
Yavanika Press
poems and interior collages by Erik Fuhrer
cover image by Kimberly Androlowicz
forward by Dr. Laci Mattison
"Erasurist, Erik Fuhrer, in his Voyage Out Sonnets, is part vivisectionist, part misprisionist. In surgically erasing Virginia Woolf’s A Voyage Out, Fuhrer augments the canon of great erasurists dating back to the Dadaists. A palimpsest of memento mori collages in noir serve as VOS’ metadata for this book. Fuhrer’s VOS is erasure’s crescendo."
—Daniel Y. Harris, Editor-in-Chief of X-Peri
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selected poems
At Root
Alien Buddha Press
poems and interior art by Erik Fuhrer
cover image by Erik Fuhrer
At Root is a minimalist erasure of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. The geometric renderings by the author function as translations from the textual into the language of shape and color. Each individual three-lined poem is loosely crafted as a haiku, which resonates with Beckett’s Godot in its fragmentariness and partiality. Every textual and visual element of At Root is in conversation with Beckett’s work about absurdity, form, and relationality.
selected poems
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every time you die
Alien Buddha Press
poems by Erik Fuhrer
all images by Marcel Herms
"This new collection by Erik Fuhrer is as the title suggests - it deals with death. Ironically, what makes this collection truly unique is that each relatively short poem is fully alive, vibrant and possesses a cathartic power that is both personal and universal. Here is a poet who is a master of metaphor and creates lucid narratives that are layered with complexities that capture an inspired fusion of loss and enlightenment."
—Kevin Pilkington, Author of Where You Want to Be: New and Selected Poems
selected poems
Nominated for a Pushcart Prize
in which I take myself hostage
Spuyten Duyvil Press
poems by Erik Fuhrer
all images by Kimberly Androlowicz
selected poems
forthcoming late 2020
selected microfiction
Nominated for Best Microfictions
IN THE PRESS
not human enough for the census shows the power of the simple written word presenting us with our reality. “make sure you put on some rouge / so at least the disaster / is a beautiful disaster.”Moments like this show Fuhrer framing our situation as a “not if, but when” scenario, but I find a dark comfort in it; I’m grateful someone is so candid and upfront about the trajectory we find ourselves on.
Joseph Haeger,
Independent Book Review
Essays and Blog Posts
Sometimes world endings are blinks rather than the decades long glances of climate change. I imagine a lot of us are continuously blinking these days, trying to bring into focus a world that has slipped away from us.
"Writing poetry can help us connect and to think through out emotions, but it can often be difficult to know how to start, especially during a time when many other life pressures are demanding our attention. The following prompt offers a low-stakes way to begin writing a poem."