john m. bennett
John M. Bennett has published more than 200 books and chapbooks
of poetry, visual poetry, and other materials. Among the most
recent are rOlling COMBers (Potes & Poets Press), MAILER
LEAVES HAM (Pantograph Press), LOOSE WATCH (Invisible Press),
CHAC PROSTIBULARIO (with Ivan Arguelles; Pavement Saw Press),
HISTORIETAS ALFABETICAS (Luna Bisonte Prods), and PUBLIC CUBE
(Luna Bisonte Prods). He has exhibited and performed word art
and visual poetry worldwide. He is editor of the international
avant garde journal LOST AND FOUND TIMES, and Curator of the
Avant Writing Collection at The Ohio State University Libraries.
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focus cut .bugs all flatjacks' think ,exoskeleton's dance
hoof hung "pod the" wrung coat "bench" subversive
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.form cave ,cloud mouth .cliff wrinkle gleam
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faucet cave .each stubble each clung rat
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the beach gland your pen's scrotal cushion
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blow bums
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half rent
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blood flea
John M. Bennett & Jim Leftwich
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versus nuance engaged preaching humble
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elocution germinal identity argent lug
p lung e for k ak know ledge ner ate nt
rash burn womb thermal rankle sooth
John M. Bennett & Jim Leftwich
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