Tuckford Bunny Press
© 2025 William Frank | Tuckford Bunny Press | Selden, NY |
Except as permitted under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication or website may be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database
or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the author.
A
lyrical,
book-length
poem
about
imagination,
beauty
and
loneliness
as
told
by
a
concubine
in
a
Palace
of
snow and ice.
In
an
old,
poor
village,
a
loutish
Grave
Listener,
an
impish
five-year-old
boy
and
his
stuffed
Bunny
are
up
against
a
strange
plague,
a
handsome
stranger
and
a
frightened, vengeful town….
"This is an astonishing piece of
work. In today's mumbling,
dumbed-down world an author
that actually has competent
command of the language!
Amazing... [The Morphine Fawn is
the] First book I have sampled in
a very long time that is worth the
price. Bravo!"
—
Peter F Walsh,
Amazon Review, 5 Stars
Behold
my
current
oeuvre.
I
think
you’ll
find
these
books
to
be
lyrical,
questionable
and
almost
possibly
non-mutagenic!
For
those
with
nut
sensitivities,
however,
please
read
these
books
with
the
covers
closed.
Click
the
Books
below,
or
the
More
Info
links
under
them,
to
read
samples
and
feel
free to contact me with any questions or comments, I’d love to hear from you!
The Purgatory Elm (2018)
(153 pages)
$13.00
$14.00
Books
As
we
look
to
faith
and
our
thoughts,
what
comes
out
may
be
beauty.
The
Encolpia
is
a
collection
of
poetry
from
William
Frank
as
he
explores
poetic
tradition
by
bending
and
warping
it
in
his
own
way
to
create
an
original
message.
The
Encolpia
is
poetry
worth
thinking
about,
recommended."
~
Carl Logan
For
those
of
us
lucky
enough
to
go
to
Purgatory,
where
human
nature
is
elemental,
unbridled
and
grotesque,
here's
the
book
of
the
unlucky
ones
who
happen
to
be with us.
$9.00
$18.00
$10.00
Yuneko (2015)
The Encolpia (2012)
A
spiritual
sonnet
sequence
that
hews
to
the
maggot,
or
the
eccentric
idea,
of
a
meditation beset on all sides.
The Morphine Fawn (2009)
Set
during
the
Anthesteria,
when
the
Dead
return
and
the
wine
casks
are
opened,
each
poem
sings
the
life
in
festival,
a
visitation
sure
to
evoke and enthrall
$17.50/$3.99
Slumgullion (2019)
A
Satanic
masterpiece
for
the
modern
thinker,
this
book-
length
poem
in
Rhyme
Royal
is
a
musical,
vortical
and
colorectal
romp,
with
all
the
wonderful
temerity
that
makes
us human.
The Grave Listeners (2023)
The Fulgent Requiem (2021)
A
lush
and
louche
lyrical
tragicomedy,
at
once
a
shining
celebration
and
a
pensive
lament,
capturing
the
fullness
of
Life in all its human tumult.
$16.00/$3.99
The Shithouse Trouble
of Irv Fugman, Deceased
(2022)
There
is
trouble
at
the
Lentil
County
Department
of
the
Dead…
$7.50/$2.99
A book of poetry that sings the
high and low of life with equal
cecity. Beauty and ugliness, joy
and sorrow all met with
gratitude and delight.
$14.00/$3.99
Fiasco Galante (2014)
Novel
Poetry
Poetry
Poetry
Poetry
Poetry
Poetry
Poetry
Poetry
“Frank’s novel has the
grotesquerie of a Tim Burton
movie, the droll corruption of a
Mark Twain story (camouflaged by
pompous oratory), and the
cheerful brutality of a Punch and
Judy show...The result is an
inventive, mordantly funny story
with a blighted but yearning soul.”
--Kirkus Reviews
The Grave Listeners
“ The Grave Listeners is a short tale of the unexpected, rooted in human nature and its existential preoccupations with the supernatural. It's written by an author confident in his style, able to evoke time and place with an elegant turn of phrase and not afraid to puncture the tension with some robust humour.” — Jill Murphy, BookBag UK
The Deputation of Folly (2025)
A
collection
of
sonnets
that
explores
the
complexities
of
Folly
and
puts
human
nature
to
the
question.
It
is
a
studied
consideration
of
the
things
we
laugh
about,
an
investigation
of
the
constitution
of
humor,
a
journey
through
the
spiritual
wilds
of
snickering abandon.
Poetry
$12.95/$3.99
(153 pages)
(51 pages)
(25 pages)
(95 pages)
(340 pages)
(36 pages)
(45 pages)
(86 pages)
(67 pages)
(119 pages)
“The poet explores tragedy and
absurdity through graphic and
darkly humorous vignettes... For
the most part, Frank effectively
uses dark humor to trigger
existential dread in these unique
and unsettling poems. At their
best, they include wildly creative
and subtly satirical scenarios...
A violent and gruesome poetry
collection with occasional, brief
moments of vulnerability."
--Kirkus Reviews
The Deputation of Folly
Midwest Book Review
Tuckford Bunny Press
© 2025 William Frank | Tuckford Bunny Press | Selden, NY |
Except as permitted under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, no part of
this publication or website may be reproduced, distributed or
transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or
retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the author.
A
lyrical,
book-length
poem
about
imagination,
beauty
and
loneliness
as
told
by
a
concubine
in
a
Palace of snow and ice.
In
an
old,
poor
village,
a
loutish
Grave
Listener,
an
impish
five-year-old
boy
and
his
stuffed
Bunny
are
up
against
a
strange
plague,
a
handsome
stranger
and
a
frightened,
vengeful town….
"This is an astonishing piece of work. In
today's mumbling, dumbed-down world an
author that actually has competent command
of the language! Amazing... [The Morphine
Fawn is the] First book I have sampled in a
very long time that is worth the price. Bravo!"
—
Peter F Walsh,
Amazon Review, 5 Stars
Goodreads Giveaway Review
“It only took me a couple of poems to feel the flow and
pattern of the Fiasco Galante's genius. You truly get a sense
of his bond with literature in the beauty of his writing. His
poems stretch the mind of the reader; many a time I learned
a new word or phrase. His rhyming schemes are clever and
fast-paced and definitely humorous. I thoroughly enjoyed "I
Would Be Lovely Then a Quick Reply," which I found quite
facetious and a nice surprise amidst the rest of the poems.
[He} surely has his unique style and is not afraid of showing
it off”
~Tatiana
For
those
of
us
lucky
enough
to
go
to
Purgatory,
where
human
nature
is
elemental,
unbridled
and
grotesque,
here's
the
book
of
the
unlucky
ones
who
happen to be with us.
A
spiritual
sonnet
sequence
that
hews
to
the
maggot,
or
the
eccentric
idea,
of
a
meditation
beset
on
all
sides.
(Poetry, 67 pages, $13.00)
The Encolpia (2012)
Set
during
the
Anthesteria,
when
the
Dead
return
and
the
wine
casks
are
opened,
each
poem
sings
the
life
in
festival, a visitation sure to evoke and enthrall.
(Poetry, 119 pages, $14.00)
The Morphine Fawn (2009)
The Purgatory Elm (2018)
Yuneko (2015)
(Poetry, 45 pages, $10.00)
Fiasco Galante (2014)
A
Satanic
masterpiece
for
the
modern
thinker,
this
book-length
poem
in
Rhyme
Royal
is
a
musical,
vortical
and
colorectal
romp,
with
all
the
wonderful
temerity
that
makes us human.
Slumgullion (2019)
(Poetry, 36 Pages, $9.00)
A
lush
and
louche
lyrical
tragicomedy,
at
once
a
shining
celebration
and
a
pensive
lament,
capturing
the
fullness
of
Life
in
all
its
human
tumult.
(Poetry, 95 pages, $16.00)
The Fulgent Requiem (2021)
Behold
my
current
oeuvre.
I
think
you’ll
find
these
books
to
be
lyrical,
questionable
and
almost
possibly
non-mutagenic!
For
those
with
nut
sensitivities,
however,
please
read
these
books
with
the
covers
closed.
Click
the
Books
below
to
read
samples
and
find
purchase
links
and
feel
free
to
contact
me
with
any
questions or comments, I’d love to hear from you!
Books for people like you.
(Poetry, 340 pages, $18.00)
There
is
trouble
at
the
Lentil
County
Department
of the Dead…
(Poetry, 25 pages, $7.50)
The Shithouse Trouble
of Irv Fugman, Deceased
(2022)
In an old, poor village, a
loutish Grave Listener, an
impish five-year-old boy
and his stuffed Bunny are
up against a strange plague,
a handsome stranger and a
frightened, vengeful town….
(Novel, 132 pages, $17.50)
The Grave Listeners (2023)
(Poetry, 86 pages, $14.00)
BookBag UK Review
“ The Grave Listeners is a short tale of the unexpected, rooted in human nature and its existential preoccupations with the supernatural. It's written by an author confident in his style, able to evoke time and place with an elegant turn of phrase and not afraid to puncture the tension with some robust humour.” — Jill Murphy
$3.99
$2.99
$3.99
$3.99
A
collection
of
sonnets
that
explores
the
complexities
of
Folly
and
puts
human
nature
to
the
question.
It
is
a
studied
consideration
of
the
things
we
laugh
about,
an
investigation
of
the
constitution
of
humor,
a
journey
through the spiritual wilds of snickering abandon.
(Poetry, 51 pages, $12.95)