Sunday, June 8th, 2008...12:18 pm
john yamrus | after work

after work
i come home,
walk into the kitchen
and throw my wallet
on the counter.
then my pens,
my cards
and finally
my keys,
which
slide along the counter,
spin,
do a little dance
and finally
come to a stop.
some day
so will
i.
John Yamrus
has been a fixture in American poetry for four decades. Since 1970 he has published 2 novels, 15 volumes of poetry and more than 900 poems in magazines around the world. Selections of his poetry have been translated into several languages including Spanish, Swedish, Italian, Japanese and (most recently) Romanian. His newest book, SHOOT THE MOON, is available online from amazon.com Please click on the cover to enlarge.
Part one of a poetry reading by John Yamrus, intro by artist and cafe owner Peter Jon Snyder.
Part two of a poetry reading by John Yamrus.
Part three and final part of reading by John Yamrus at Crave Cafe, closing comment by Peter Jon Snyder, cafe owner and artist
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3 Comments
June 16th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
June 16th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
October 9th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Now, I saw you. it was wonderful hearing you say your poetry…i just laugh and wonder about it…
i mean, your poetry never revealed your “inner you” but it really entertained me so well that i’m convince that it’s really is you…
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