Poetry and visual artistry combine in this first in a series of collaborative works from Friendlyfire Press. In a unique process, 10 poets worked with a visual artist (Chad Griffin) in creating a whole work relating to the theme of Alchemy. PARSE Volume 1 is the fruit of this collaboration, poetry and visual art combining to manifest in a way not seen since Paris in the 1920's or the art of the Punk Rock scene in the mid-seventies. More than just a beautiful work of art and literature, PARSE also documents the burgeoning poetry scenes of New York and Seattle. Many of the poets involved are award-winning artists in their own rights, and Friendlyfire Press is proud to present their work here for purchase.

PARSE, Vol. 1: Alchemy

Elana Bell

Oscar Bermeo

Jai Chakrabarti

Robert Bevan Dalton

Sabrina Hayeem-Ladani

Mara Jebsen

Raymond Daniel Medina

John J. Trause

Scot Lee Williams

Rich Villar

Chad Griffin

Friendlyfire Press

<p>Since time immemorial, sacred texts have been approached with reverence. Whether it be the Dead Sea Scrolls, Shakespeare's sonnets or the Gettysburg Address, all have been analyzed with high-mindedness and a tight ass. John J. Trause's "Exercises in High Treason" has arrived to blow the hot air away with a fresh blast of inventiveness. Playfully reinterpreting and subverting the words of the mighty or even the most banal advertising copy, he has created poetry that is a brain teaser. A rib tickler. Like Gertrude Stein, James Joyce, and Guillaume Apollinaire, Trause adores rewiring the absurd and the lyrical. With a tactile appearance on the page which also qualifies it as modern art, "Exercises in High Treason" will be the book you will pass around at your smart dinner party. Are you ready to receive the translation?</p>

Exercises in High Treason

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

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