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Prose Poems, originally uploaded by juggernautco. A document very much set in its time, this little book is a 1982 experiment that has poems in one half of the book and prose in the other half. The printing on each side is flipped from the other, like this. Going for twelve bucks over on Alibris.

This is a goofball book that tells the particular history of a particular time in Australia. It’s a great example of a book that didn’t need to be poetry. The poems are an abomination, but the details that are locked up inside the stilted iambic pentameter are totally worthwhile. Why do people feel compelled to…

Viva Laguna, originally uploaded by juggernautco. I have a large collection of American poetry books, most of which are from the 1970s and 80s, and most of which are truly awful. Here’s my criteria for buying poetry books: Must be cheap Must have something visually interesting Signed by the author is good, but signed by…