On the Back Porch - by Ronald Baatz

A new chapbook of unpublished poems by Ronald Baatz, an established small press poet from Upper State New York. Published in an edition of 100 numbered and 26 lettered copies with drawings by Irwin Touster. The lettered copies are signed by the poet.

39

After closing up the back porch we climb

the stairs to the bedroom facing the road.

At the end of the hallway a mirror, never

having known the reflection of falling leaves.

And the moon, it's there in the window,

bruised and just beginning to show rot.

(From ON THE BACK PORCH)

Ronald Baatz has written in the small presses for a number of years and was a regular contributor to the late Marvin Malone's wonderful WORMWOOD REVIEW, where his work appeared in a number of special sections.

Cost per chapbook:

In the UK: numbered £4 / lettered £8

In the USA: numbered $5 / lettered $10

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