Fractal Edge Press

One in a series of chapbooks published of writers at the Guild Complex. <br />

One in a series of chapbooks published of writers at the Guild Complex. A collection of poems inspired by spam emails.

A collection of poems to correspond and reply to David Hernandez&rsquo;s Urban Poems. Based on their radio program.John's original 150 handmade books sold out the first day of release in 1991, and this second edition is a faithful reconstruction in a smaller more affordable format. It is also graced by a new introduction by David, a follow-on to his introduction to the original edition. All of the original illustrations are included.

David's new book brings together city poems from many sources, including folders on David's desk. John provides a generous introduction, and the illustrations combine the murals and paintings of Gamaliel Ramirez with photos of other art works and urban icons by Wayne Allen Jones, designer and typesetter of the book. This set brings together the poems that were the basis for the 1991 radio show in which John and David exchanged poems fueling the debate and ironic views of the dialectic between Chicago and its suburbs.

A collection of poems, extremely varied in form and exploring experimentation in wordplay beyond Beat poetry.

A collection of bittersweet poems, moving back and forth between tributes to friends, nature, personal landmarks, and the transitory aspects of them.

From the introduction: This collection explores a pivotal moment in my life: choose a future of loss and surrender, or one of happiness and wholeness. After eight years of the former, it was time to choose the latter. ... These poems explore the fractured self as an impetus for expressing anger and sorrow, love and healing.<br />

One in a series of chapbooks published of writers at the Guild Complex. A collection of poems on a variety of subjects by the PolyRhythmic collective.

&ldquo;This is a work of Fusion Poetry. It is meant, as all good poetry is meant, to be read aloud.&rdquo; A collection of impassioned poems on a variety of subjects.

A collection of dark poems combining squalor and urban decay with elements of Christian spirituality and redemption.