Books
New book ... order now!
Harry's latest chapbook, The Insomnia Poems, is out now from Flutter Press, which also published last year's Something Real. The new chapbook sells for $6.00, features a cover by artist Gayle Stott Lowry and 16 poems written about or during Harry's bouts of insomnia. It's a sometimes brooding and thought-provoking look at "things that go bump or flash with inspiration in the night."
"The exquisite pain of loneliness and dread of going to bed alone are captured all too well in The Insomnia Poems by Harry Calhoun. Brooding about his wife's absence, the death of his parents, and his inability to sleep through the night, he's easy to picture: lying in bed, restless, suddenly sitting, groping for his glasses, and jotting down his tortured thoughts. All the while, his beloved black lab Alex holds the key to Calhoun's sanity, his mournful howl, his grinning presence, his solid nearby slumber. Somehow Calhoun gets through, and realizes 'You'll sleep until you wake / you'll live until you die / and what matters is what happens in between / and what you dream.' A masterfully-written collection from a poet who has never been afraid to examine the deepest, darkest, scariest part of his soul." -- Boston Literary Magazine
One of Harry's favorite chapbooks ... order now!
Near daybreak, with a nod to Frost from Propaganda Press! Copies available at their website, but if you e-mail me I can arrange to send you a signed copy for the same price. Only $6.00 and if you order from me, I’ll pick up the postage as well.
More books ... get your copy today!
Retreating Aggressively into the Dark, on sale from Big Table Publications. Copies available at their website, or e-mail me to receive a signed copy for the same price of $12.00. And if you order from me, I’ll pick up the postage as well.
In this wonderful collection of poetry by Harry Calhoun, we find the words to express the deep emotions we all feel ... Dimenuendo Press.
Chapbook from Flutter Press. Read about nature, death, relationships and the simple joys and agonies of being alive.
E-mail me to buy a signed copy of I knew Bukowski like you knew a rare leaf.
Harry, your latest poems are glass-clear in their expression, unexpectedly harrowing in their growth. Your father, your mother, especially your mother ... the issue of anger, of expressing it appropriately and inappropriately ... the brandy that whizzes you beyond the butterflies (catch me if you can!) ... these are thoughts and feelings written in the clearest, cleanest and yet most personal language. So this is your masterwork to date. Mark Howell
