Duane Ackerson (born 1942) is an American writer of speculative poetry and fiction. He currently lives in Salem, Oregon.
Duane Ackerson's work has appeared in anthologies that include The Year's Best SF 1974, 100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories, Future Pastimes, and the textbook Writing Poetry. He has won the Rhysling Award for Best Short Poem twice, in 1978 and 1979.
Yes, the hair continues to grow after death—
even more so among the living dead.
Before a night out on the town,
he can't just go into a barber shop and say,
...
on the corner
is playing
'All the World is Waiting for the Sunrise'
on his flute.
...
First, we sent away the trees,
then the bubble of breath
they had long exhaled,
itself drifting off,
...