All Books

Explore our collection of books, each containing poems focused on different aspects of design and typography.

• Smooth, birch

  A collection of some 22 poems, tangentially about nature.

• Heltering

  A book of earlier work.

• Be as if

  Work written between 2015 and 2022.

• The Balaam Cantos

  Balaam, one of the seven gentile prophets, was to curse Israel on orders of Balak, the king of Moab. After a first attempt at Baal, a second attempt attempt at Pisgah and a third attempt at Peor, building seven alters at each peak, Balaam guided by Yahweh continues to bless his targets instead. He is pictured as having one blind eye and one lame foot, a symbol of his corruption with which he attempts to entice the Israelites. Balaam, in contrast to Moses is a seer of multiple gods and also considered a forecaster of impending destruction (maybe his own at the age of Christ by stoning, burning, decapitation and strangling). The Balaam Cantos revisit Balaam and the complexities of the story, offering new approaches to make modern an ancient set of texts.

• Cockfighting pit

  A first book of short poems constrained by a 140 character limit first published on the social network Twitter, currently known as X, under the pen name of Rabble Rouser. These poems are quickly penned, imperfect reflections on topics relevant to the day and are presented as originally published. You may wish to use keyboard shortcuts to read through the collection more easily.

• Finely wrought

  A second book of short poems constrained by the 140 character limit and first published on the social network Twitter, currently known as X, under the pen name of Rabble Rouser.

• Works in progress

  In progress. Move along, nothing to see.