er, um is a collection of ten poems by Garrett Caples, together with six drawings by Hu Xin, published in a limited edition of 75 copies for trade. Each copy is signed by the poet. The poems include a lyric ode to "China," homages to Philip Lamantia and Barbara Guest, the prose of "Turd Factory," and an "Elegy for George Harrison." Learn fascinating tidbits like "Alexander Graham Bell wanted to call/ his daughter Photophone" and "the iraqi oud players did not initiate/ this conflict." "Imagine a town with no numbers." See "stone lions/ accost drunken clowns dressed as priests" and "evergreen cypresses/ form the/ appropriate image of death." er, um also marks the first publication of Hu Xin's graphic work, made specifically for this volume.
er, um is a collection of ten poems by Garrett Caples, together with six drawings by Hu Xin, published in a limited edition of 75 copies for trade. Each copy is signed by the poet. The poems include a lyric ode to "China," homages to Philip Lamantia and Barbara Guest, the prose of "Turd Factory," and an "Elegy for George Harrison." Learn fascinating tidbits like "Alexander Graham Bell wanted to call/ his daughter Photophone" and "the iraqi oud players did not initiate/ this conflict." "Imagine a town with no numbers." See "stone lions/ accost drunken clowns dressed as priests" and "evergreen cypresses/ form the/ appropriate image of death." er, um also marks the first publication of Hu Xin's graphic work, made specifically for this volume.