PULMONÍA by John M. Bennett

John M. Bennett has perfect pitch. Drawing from classical sources and earthbound realities of the human body, Bennett illuminates miraculous and fleeting discoveries. His uncanny ability to elevate this realm of existence affirms the beauty of Bennett’s work. A palpable sacredness blends with humor in this multi-lingual spree of sounds and visual poetic delights. Bennett’s extensive use of the Hicucu form, invented by Jim Leftwich, is an event to celebrate. So are the tiny poems in which he dissects a word into tiny parts, each its own universe. There are some shockingly pure, beautiful, and lyrical poems dedicated to C. Mehrl Bennett which remind us that poetry is the greatest and most powerful gift. —Sheila E. Murphy

GRATITUDE to and for the following people who are, in various ways, present by name in this book:

Jim Leftwich, Iván Argüelles, Sheila E. Murphy, Aaron Flores, Shawn McMurtagh, Ben Vautier, Frédérique Guétat-Liviani,  Josh Ronson, Bibiana Padilla Maltos, Antic Ham, Olchar E. Lindsann,  Juan Ángel Italiano, Geof Huth, Nguyen Dao Claude, Malok, Mary Joe Bole, Bill Beamer, Pierre Benoit, David Lynch, Lucien Suel, Robert Net Carlo, Percy Bysshe Shelley, René Char, Pierre Reverdy, C-G Coqueley de Chaussepierre, Antonio di Benedetto, Rubén Darío, Samuel Beckett, César Vallejo, M. Boinvilliers, Stephan Mallarmé, Al Ackerman, Paul Éluard, Alfred de Vigny, José-María de Heredia, Mario Santiago Papasquiaro, Carlos Sigüenza y Góngora, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.

PULMONÍA

227 pp.

ISBN 9781938521881

$20 US

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