Behind the State CapitolJohn Wieners Available in print for the first time in 50 years, Behind the State Capitol: Or Cincinnati Pike has long enjoyed cult status. It is the record of a poet whose life has been shattered by poverty, drug addiction, and mental illness. Wieners creates a complex schizo analysis of language, capitalism, incarceration, and state power, while reflecting on unpopular themes of aging and loneliness in the gay world. It is also a paean for his

Newly restored

what are the stakes of being too late if it is too late

en gaat als chique prostituee werken: mechanische werkzaamheden als receptionist overdag

though always with the haunting implication that the words we use to document our lives are never quite enough

Designed by the Rietlanden Women's Office and published by Belladonna* Collaborative

Music is both divine and accessible

ter afleiding

If we choose to read them

'My Life' explores the many ways in which language—the things people say and the ways they say them—shapes not only their identity

followed by a further seven along with a group of uncollected poems to the third edition of Poems (2015)

Dorien de Wit

These poems attempt to preserve the superficiality and sincerity of fast-paced social engagement