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"Of all that is written I love only what a person has written with their blood. Write with blood and you will discover that blood is spirit." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Most authors write with wax crayons. A rare few write with blood - attacking the alphabet with such ferocity and bloodlust that that their pens become weapons in their hands - the only wounds are in the shape of poems. The Workers In Blood chapbook series celebrates these rare ones who write with blood.
These chapbooks are professionally printed and assembled in Canada, and are available only through the author and/or to members of The Lucky Bastards Club.
48 pages
saddle stitched
exterior concept and design by Pablo Vision
"Mark Walton writes in his poem Plural Possessive, "We eat slivers of exquisite rarities," and that's exactly what these poems are themselves. Mark's attention to detail is extraordinary. It's obvious he's a true poet who "sat cat-like for hours" jabbing the keys, the blood in the ten wands of his hands throbbing, longing and far, far from frostbitten. And although a majority of the subject matter is "the hard truth of a winter’s night," Mark's passion for human connection and for the written word widens and widens: "Give me tendrils not ribbons/Give me roots not stems/Give me fields not vases/Damn your bouquet/Give me a hedgerow." Mr. Walton's outstanding craftsmanship is obvious, but it's his emotional release that will floor you. These poems save us, heal us "as the world turns on its own spit." And although the voice speaks of "scars" that will be "taken to the grave," there couldn't be a more flawless collection of poems in our hands." - Rob Plath, author of A Bellyful of Anarchy
48 pages
saddle stitched
exterior concept and design by Pablo Vision
"After reading hellbound by David McLean I contemplating kicking my kitten, punching a wall, or doping up to kill the pain. It's that good... McLean's poetry comes at you on all levels except subtle. Powerful, delicate and written in a style all his own; McLean digs deep into the cultural psyche of Pinhead – and along the way, lays ruin to our own sense of being, worth and reality. McLean's poetry has always kicked your balls until you puked; with this volume, you're choking on blood and praying for replacement." - Jack Henry, author of With The Patience of Monuments
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