Poetry, art, hybrids, and shopping lists from John M. Bennett

[Nancy Bell Scott]

The artwork on the opened cover of this 2012 book of John's poems was done by Guido Vermeulen. Wonderful art, and wonderful poetry inside: 

Please see Comments for more from John. Thank you very much again, John--it's always a great m.a. day when an envelope from you arrives.

[De Villo Sloan]

Oh geez, "Clam Leak Throat" is great; it's going to take some time to absorb it all. 3 cheers for Guido on the cover too. It's nice to see poetry once in a while. You know, when I first started receiving ma from NYC so long, long, long ago - you know the real ma - it was probably 75% writing & 24% art & there wasn't a single postcard. You know, before the time of the substitute substitute. Anyway, fantastic blog!

[Nancy Bell Scott]

Peach, the variety in the top list is phenomenal. (And "trash" is on there at least twice, a rather interesting twist.) 

Maybe my favorite is on the lower list:  "3 smoke alarms" and then, the next item, "WATER" in all caps. We can think of dramas for those. Even real life.

[cheryl penn]

ANOTHER wonderful haul Nancy - AND a coveted shopping list! 

...a wind I nailed to a board

...the wind

of numbers fogged in my pocket

so great - and beautiful cover design by Guido. I see Guido also designed the cover for one of David Stones chapbooks?  

[Carina]

Wonderful strokes and lines!

[Nancy Bell Scott]

Last pages of SANS ME CONNAITRE: CLAM LEAK THROAT: 

The covers of other fine 2012 works from Luna Bisonte Prods: 

And last, but not least, oh no, are a most interesting card and two JOHN BENNETT shopping + to-do lists--not for sale yet, Diane, and they may never be, but if so, you'll be the first to know! :