This space is dedicated to the underappreciated art form of the chapbook which has been of significant importance in the launching of many fine authors. What follows are images and observations on the writers and their books
Habib Tengour
Translated from the French by Pierre Joris
Duration Press
Sausalito, CA
(c) 1999
Another in the series of International poets in translation published by Duration in 1999, with afterword by translator. #7 in the series. Unpaginated.
Meow Press
(c) 1994
Another one by this short-lived publisher. I feel extremely blessed to have all these chapbooks from all these exciting small press (sands in the hourglass)
Like getting this chapbook by Pierre Joris, all white space wondrous word play the way so many others have attempt to present and it's all about the presentation of pages interrupted by words, without apologies even.
So worth the finding and so worth the reading. Apparently there is a different cover than this (this one might have been a demo/review copy)
The actual cover looks like this :
