From Hypnopompic Diaries Book 3: Apophenic Epiphanies


impending doom                     stationery storeroom

positive contact           lens                  fairytale marauder

polio doorknob contusion       fellowship sinkerball pitcher

lemonade         prepaid shade              porcelain

teletubbie velcro nomination                          sedona maupassant

feral coterie     coattail effect             natural caesarian

postage stamp marathon intake production

fatwa impotence hounddog temptation verity

testicle rampart apocalypse    wendigo pulltoy

pharmaceutical vellum bandstand      northern diplomacy carburetor

6/27/2021

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.