VALERIE WEBBER
The Empty We Added to the World
Holy Yurt Books 78pp. paperback
Excellent new collection of grace and savagery from one of our favorite poets. Webber is a veteran of the Ecstatic Peace Poetry Journal, both No More Bush Tours, the Festival Ecstatique and many other places you may have seen her work.
The Empty We Added to the World is Valerie’s first book in a good long while, and the wait was worth it. Her knife strokes are precise. The cover art is by Charles Burns. The foreword is by Byron Coley. The flow is brilliant. Here’s a sample.
Yr Mom’s Car
How could I know
I would end up bleeding
All over your car?
Sorry,
Your mom’s car.
Who wants to fuck in a Tempo, anyway?
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