In all the excitement, we nearly forgot to celebrate, or even note in passing, that April is National Poetry Month. I read through “Howl” on its anniversary. Other than that - not so much. That’s just me. Our friend Shaft, on the other hand, has a friend who has actually published a volume of prize-winning poetry. Christopher Cessac’s (pronounced: Sea Sack’s) poems collected in Republic Sublime won the 2002 Kenyon Review Prize in poetry. Shaft’s claim is that they were in a band together in law school called the “Swank Rodeo Clowns” (that’s the band’s name, not the law school’s). You can check out Cessac’s work here. If you like it, pick up a copy. Hurry, the month is almost over.
cover of Republic Sublime