BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT


dig the new chapbook by jonathan hayes T(HERE) published by phrygian press. this is in my humble opinion hayes' best work. a long poem both in verse and prose finally wrapped between two covers with a killer piece of art glued to the cover with a print-run of 100 copies. this is a lovingly detailed, hand-made book by publisher arnold skemer who also edits and publishes the lit. zine zyx.

there is no price listed but send $5.00 to phrygian press care of arnold skemer at

58-09 205th st
bayside ny 11364

or make inquiries to jonathan hayes at jsh619atearthlink.net.

excerpt:

conversation

uptake receptors
revolving doors –
hit-or-miss Derringer barrel

hello, yes
i am your nomuseose
what are you hacking?

duh…ellipsisilence…eclipse
the the of yore line

“i want to be adored.”

ok, i’ll walk thru you!

Atoms are not afraid of conflict or sex.
Everything is made out of the same Silly Putty.

Race through the cobblestone alleyways by the chestnut vendors roasting, and out of the Town Square by the horse carriages toward the pining pinewoods.

The grotesque features are deep-rooted vines growing in shapes of murky shadowy pasts .