"Inventory Clerk" by Paul Lastovica

Lastovica describes the collection as such:

‘Inventory Clerk’ is a nod to a former part of my career
outside of art; it’s also a fitting reference to the process of
sorting through 15+ years of sporadically written and poorly
organized poetry. It’s also a bit of misdirection. It’s a
catalog of things going on behind the veil, thoughts &
ideas firing off in fragments, captured, pondered, and
shelved; waiting to be recounted and maybe lost, then
found again. It’s for creatives living below the radar,
practicing their art in secret, quietly doing the work they
need to do – for reasons they don’t understand - outside
of anyone’s notice. The meanings & message within are
open-ended and as deep as one is willing to peer.

The chapbook is split into two parts. The first part is composed of 10 cut-up poems, ranging from 2006 to the present, drawn from such varied sources as Federico Garcia Lorca and the 1999 Spring/Summer edition of Orange Willow Review. The second part is comprised of 10 original works by Lastovica.

"Paul Lastovica's 'Inventory Clerk' is a demonstration of lingual mastery. The imagery relayed to the reader never falters in flow and provides -all throughout- a reading experience that can be described best as surrealistically beautiful. I find myself repeatedly meditating on lines that provide a sense of absolute delight. This is not a collection to senselessly gloss over." --TE Secor, poet and editor of Eagleson & Secor Journal.

We are currently only shipping domestically to the United States at this time. International buyers can email us at [email protected] so that we can try to find a way to get you a copy.

42pp/6'x9'/Saddle Stitched