Love

"epic lament and lyric journey . . . [that] explores the limits of grief and joy"

a collection of poems

collection of short fiction, poetry, personal, memoir, and philosophical

(Abstract courtesy of seventenbishop.com) Art is not created by the satisfied. The satisfied look out on the morning and accept the world as it is thus negating the desire for judgement. Like a sniper at a turd parade Daniel Joshua Nagelberg has the ills of his world in the crosshairs. Part scrutiny, part reticence, part fable, part rant, "Man Falling Backwards Down Stairs" is an outstanding exposition of a dissatisfied urban life. Daniel Joshua Nagelberg is at an imaginary bar with Bukowski on one side and Algren on the other quietly observing the rest of the villians have their way with each other. In the present climate of suspicion and fear, "Man Falling Backwards Down Stairs" is a welcome window of honest dynamic emotions. Much like Rumi's treaties of lust, debauchery and understanding through intoxication Daniel Joshua Nagelberg's visions of a wicked world gone wild are engaging, startling and often terrifying in their familiarity.

Poems by daniel Joshua Nagelberg

Prose and poetry exploring themes of childhood, memory, society and the experiences we all share as human beings.

A novel of characters directly infected with or affected by the AIDS virus who still wish to live and find love.

Short stories on hippies getting beat up by punks, dumpster love, happiness on the streets of Chicago, working at a copy shop, childhood books about monsters interpreted as the American condition, a contribution from Skate My Mattress Zine, a survey of some dumpster finds.

A collection of short stories, poetry, art, and general cultural discussion, some coffee- or coffeehouse culture-related

A collection of short stories, poetry, art, and general cultural discussion, some coffee- or coffeehouse culture-related