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Showing posts with label john yamrus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label john yamrus. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
New Release from Epic Rites Press
The Epic Rites Journal Issue No. 1: Building a Better Bomb
The first epic rites journal features new prose by Rob Plath, John Yamrus, Pablo Vision, William Taylor Jr., Tony Moffeit, Zack Wilson, etc; new poetry by John Dorsey, Mathias Nelson, Ben Smith, Mike Meraz, Jason Hardung, Wolfgang Carstens, etc; the book features new poetry, prose, and a thirty-two page interview with Todd Moore...
The first epic rites journal features new prose by Rob Plath, John Yamrus, Pablo Vision, William Taylor Jr., Tony Moffeit, Zack Wilson, etc; new poetry by John Dorsey, Mathias Nelson, Ben Smith, Mike Meraz, Jason Hardung, Wolfgang Carstens, etc; the book features new poetry, prose, and a thirty-two page interview with Todd Moore...
Friday, April 29, 2011
New Book Release from Epic Rites Press
Epic Rites Press announced the release of Can't Stop Now by John Yamrus, 136 pages, $17.50, ISBN: 978-1-926860-06-0, Epic Rites Press, 2011. It is available for purchase from Small Press Distribution.
Since the release of his first book in 1970, John’s work has been published in hundreds of magazines, taught at both the high school and university levels, and translated into numerous languages.
The cover of Can’t Stop Now!, by the great multi-media artist Pablo Vision, depicts a 17th century perpetual motion machine – symbolic of John’s remarkably consistent body of work.
“Two major qualities prevail in Yamrus’ recent work: economy and punch. No word is unnecessary or out of place; the timing is impeccable; and, most difficult of all, the endings hit just the right balance of summation, revelation, and surprise.” – Gerald Locklin, author of Charles Bukowski: A Sure Bet
When asked about the economy of his poetry, John remarked:
“I think the hardest thing for a writer to learn is what NOT to say. Writers want to talk and talk and talk in their work and show their readers how good they are. Flashy. That’s not me. I don’t want to impress my readers with bells and whistles. I want to hit them over the head with blood and guts and bone. I don’t want to create an unreality. People can’t relate to that. I want to give them something more. I want to give them something that they know and lead them into thinking something a little deeper about it.”
Since the release of his first book in 1970, John’s work has been published in hundreds of magazines, taught at both the high school and university levels, and translated into numerous languages.
The cover of Can’t Stop Now!, by the great multi-media artist Pablo Vision, depicts a 17th century perpetual motion machine – symbolic of John’s remarkably consistent body of work.
“Two major qualities prevail in Yamrus’ recent work: economy and punch. No word is unnecessary or out of place; the timing is impeccable; and, most difficult of all, the endings hit just the right balance of summation, revelation, and surprise.” – Gerald Locklin, author of Charles Bukowski: A Sure Bet
When asked about the economy of his poetry, John remarked:
“I think the hardest thing for a writer to learn is what NOT to say. Writers want to talk and talk and talk in their work and show their readers how good they are. Flashy. That’s not me. I don’t want to impress my readers with bells and whistles. I want to hit them over the head with blood and guts and bone. I don’t want to create an unreality. People can’t relate to that. I want to give them something more. I want to give them something that they know and lead them into thinking something a little deeper about it.”
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