“Cherry
Poem” was first published in the AGFA Type Idea Catalog #1.
“Poem
for Michael Jordan on the First Night of His Retirement Season”
was first published by Juggernaut as a limited edition cardstock sheet.
“Love in
China” and “Love
at Denny’s, Northern California” were first published
by Juggernaut in Three Love Poems in April 1993.
“Boilerplate”
was first published by Juggernaut in December 1994 as a booklet designed
by Stephen Farrell.
“Dream Gerund”
is based on the author’s “Poem (Pete Hallam of Illinois)”.
“Euphemistic
Poem on Birth” was first published in a different form in
Tomorrow Magazine #12.
“Snakes
and Fire, Snakes and Fire, Every Day for 8 Years” was first
published by Juggernaut as “Snakes and Fire”, a limited
edition print designed by Jonny Stepping and Carlos
Segura in March 1993.
“Spoken,”
was first published in [T-26] Font Kit #7.
“Revere the Police,
Disdain the Citizens” was first published by Juggernaut as
a performance rehearsal script in March 1993.
The video descriptions in “Revere
the Police, Disdain the Citizens” are based on the video SOLDLIKEMEAT
by Tom Coffin.
“Off-Duty
Cop Considers the Group Contagion Theory” was first published
when the author was socked in the face by a thug, dropped two copies of the poem, and ran.
“I
Will Not Suck the Poison” is reprinted with permission of
Laura Stepping.
“Injured
Child Flown to London” was first published by Stephen Farrell
as a limited edition print in April 1994.
“Plant
Number Ten”, “Lonely
ASCAP Investigator #354 Falls in Love Again”, “Monica
Seles Is Not Where It’s At”, and “Local
Girl Lands a Job” were first published by Juggernaut as performance
gimmes at the Daily
Bar & Grill, Chicago.
“Poem
Written in One Stroke for Judy Perkins Upon Her Taking a Leave of Absence”,
“Epithalamium”,
and “Tampa
Bay Dirt Bike King” were first published by the author as
gifts to their subjects.
Author photograph © 1994 Sasha Guezentsvey.
The author gratefully acknowledges his debt to the investors, Joe Prino
and Doug Bakker, without whom this book is still a scattered bunch of sheets.
Notes to the Found Poems:
(German)
From the Chicago Daily News War Book for Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines,
published in 1918.
(Finger)
From the July 1, 1993 article in the Chicago Tribune by John Kass: “Daley
letting his fingers do the talking on budget”
(May Day) From the
New York Times account of the remarks of Rodney King on May 1, 1992.
23 dead, 900 hurt in Los Angeles after two days of insurrection.
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