Mark Young - Five Poems

Mark Young's most recent books are a collection of visual pieces, The Comedians, from Stale Objects de Press, & turning to drones, from Concrete Mist Press. Due out within the next few months are turpentine from Luna Bisonte Prods, & from, from Ma Press of Finland.

Mark Young - Meanwhile, in Ketchum, Idaho

Mark Young lives in a small town in North Queensland in Australia, & has been publishing poetry for almost sixty years. He is the author of over forty books, primarily text poetry but also including speculative fiction, vispo, & art history. His work has been widely anthologized, & his essays & poetry translated into a number of languages. His most recent books are Ley Lines & bricolage, both from gradient books of Finland, The Chorus of the Sphinxes, from Moria Books in Chicago, & some more strange meteorites, from Meritage & i.e. Press, California / New York.

He is the editor of Otoliths.

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Meanwhile, in Ketchum, Idaho

"I get a shotgun & load it"

intent! now present: no way for blanks, or failed loads.

Need much more, want extras, want action, an end to cares.

Become, try to become; not a failure but a spectacle!

One farewell to arms, obverse

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"        shotgun          "

      !     present: no         blanks,                .

          more,      extras,            , an end         .

Become,              ;                     spectacle!

    farewell        , obverse

*****

"                         "

      !            :            blank ,                .

              ,            ,            ,                .

      ,              ;                              !

                    ,   verse

*****

"                        "

      !            :                  ,                .

              ,            ,            ,                .

      ,              ;                              !

                    ,

Mark Young - ten poems

Mark Young lives in a small town in North Queensland in Australia, & has been publishing poetry for almost sixty years. He is the author of over forty books, primarily text poetry but also including speculative fiction, vispo, & art history. His work has been widely anthologized, & his essays & poetry translated into a number of languages. His most recent books are Ley Lines & bricolage, both from gradient books of Finland, The Chorus of the Sphinxes, from Moria Books in Chicago, & some more strange meteorites, from Meritage & i.e. Press, California / New York.

He is the editor of Otoliths.

ISSUE 5

ISSUE #5

Editors note:

This one was a rough ride. I don't want to get into the details but this time i had to deal with so many submissions that were inadequate to the magazine's concept I thought somebody was joking on me. That was downright discouraging. That's why this time I relied more on curated content than incoming submissions. It made a better issue.

I'm glad to present you the works of the following:

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Table of Contents:

1. Gary Barwin - Miro's Sky
2. Mark Young - Eleven poems
3. Marco Giovenale - Six Glitch Asemic Pieces
4. Sean Smith - Forty Weaves
5. Angela Caporaso - Three collages
6. Kyle Hemmings - Six text-visual combos
7. Yrik Max Valentonis - Herstory
8. Nathaniel Horowitz - Three asemic pieces
9. Glen Armstrong - Three poems
10. Federico Federici - Six Asemic Scores
11. Johannes S. H. Bjerg - Poems

Mark Young - Eleven poems #5

Mark Young lives in a small town in North Queensland in Australia, & has been publishing poetry for almost sixty years. He is the author of over forty books, primarily text poetry but also including speculative fiction, vispo, & art history. His work has been widely anthologized, & his essays & poetry translated into a number of languages. His most recent books are Ley Lines & bricolage, both from gradient books of Finland, The Chorus of the Sphinxes, from Moria Books in Chicago, & some more strange meteorites, from Meritage & i.e. Press, California / New York.

He is the editor of Otoliths.

Announcing Brave New Word #5

Ladies and gentlemen!

Brave New Word #5 is going live on June 1.

It was a rough ride but largely a satisfying one. This time you'll see lots of asemic stuff, more inventive writing and so of the most caustic imagery out there. Spread the word and bring your friends!

Issue line-up:

• Gary Barwin
• Mark Young
• Marco Giovenale
• Sean Smith
• Angela Caporaso
• Kyle Hemmings
• Yrik Max Valentonis
• Nathaniel Horowitz
• Glen Armstrong
• Federico Federici
• Johannes S. H. Bjerg