From Hypnopompic Diaries Book 3: Apophenic Epiphanies
convince sisyphus his labors are only temporary
the sparrows are openly cheeping
every peasant's makeshift revolution
steers into the turn for the worse
appallingly negative with ergonomic fertility trendsetting
calamity barter fulfills base requirements for populist rant discoloration
voir dire is never far from boredom control appeasement seasoning
my deft awakening portends oneiric disaster anchovies
topping an ice age dessert
5/31-6/6/2021
Steve Carll lives with his family in Arcata, California. His third full-length poetry collection, Hypnopompic Diaries (Books One and Two) is out February 2024 from Alien Buddha Press. Earlier books include Tracheal Centrifuge (Factory School, 2006), Tao Drops, I Change (with Bill Marsh, Subpress, 2004), and several chapbooks. His work has recently appeared in SurVision, First Literary Review – East, and Reap Thrill. From 1988-1998, he edited the literary journal Antenym. Performance video of most of his poetry from 1991 to the present can be found at https://www.youtube.com/@stevecarll/videos.