Synopses & Reviews
No Other Business Here is the first major collection of the short poems exchanged between John Brandi and Steve Sanfield, two poets deeply situated in their respective geographies: New Mexico's Rio Grande Valley and California's Sierra Nevada. These plaintive, often whimsical three-liners are full of chuckles and wakeups. Originally penned on scraps, postcards, in the margins of personal correspondence, even scribbled inside passports during world travels, these missives record moments of spark, fleeting essences of a transitory world, unavoidable folly revealing truths at the core of slapstick stumbles. Nothing sacred here! These poets write to stay alive, to see where they’ve been, to give clearing for the next step.
Synopsis
A plaintive, often whimsical correspondence in poetry.
Synopsis
Poetry. This book is a collection of Zen Telegram correspondence between authors John Brandi and Steve Sanfield over the past several decades. The two ardent deepfellows authoring this book, and commingling their sensoriums into a single 'mutually arising' one, watch smoke move through a spider web, speculate on sea lions mating and pen the vivid, humdrum activities that make our lives adventurous. Brandi and Sanfield are pioneers of the American haiku. Read these poems only for pleasure! -- Michael McClure.
About the Author
John Brandi lives in Corrales, New Mexico. Among his earlier books is Weeding the Cosmos (La Alameda), also available from UNM Press. Steve Sanfield is an award-winning author of poetry, folklore, and children's books. He is a professional storyteller.