stoning blarney

 

 

august 2015 in amsterdam we go to a so called irish pub called the blarney stone. me being my usual silly self i swiftly decided to write a slightly stoned long poem/sequence. of course the title had to be blarney stoned. since then it has gone through several incarnations until now that i'm beyond delighted it's been published. in an edition of 20 handbound (japanese binding) copies. as for the rest of the post, i'll leave you with what yavanika press said on their fb page

We are extremely delighted to announce the publication of our first ever mini chapbook, 'blarney stoned' by the inimitable Lars Palm! :)

“lars palm is the master of the short poem kicked into high register as his vision roller skates across a linguistic landscape that begin and end with “& talking & talking & talking some/more.” palm’s blarney is not just stoned with wild visions but is kissed by song lyrics, and a hurt caused by a global society that is in need of some ser...ious emergency surgery to save itself from its own excesses of injustice and horror. But rather than writing a collection of sober proscriptions to cure what ails us, the poet crafts poems of humor residing inside the pain. blarney stoned is striated with a fair share more than “a bit about the anatomy of/nonsense.” We can’t ask for more to help us live in these mad times.”

— Richard Lopez, Poet

Cover art: Lars Palm

All our mini chaps are LIMITED EDITION, so make sure you order your copy before it's too late!

For details, email: yavanikapress@gmail.com