Political Prisoners
poetry by
Raymond Sapienza
$3
Political Prisoners, book six in our Pocket Protectors mini-chapbook series, is now available! This collection is squeezed full of excellent short poems revolving around politics, social commentary, war, justice, and changing times, penned by a master of light rhyme and gentle reason, Raymond Sapienza. Full of strong opinions, beautiful punches, honest words, startling imagery, and past experiences, this book will take you through life as we know it on a political journey of truth and exploration.
Copies can now be purchased online or through the mail for $3 (plus $2 shipping worldwide) via cash, check, or money order made out to Angstman Arts, and mailed to: Alternating Current, PO Box 183, Palo Alto CA 94302 USA, or via PayPal with the email address alt[dot]current[at]gmail[dot]com. All authors on our press receive royalties for each copy sold, so support the independent arts with confidence!
Copies can now be purchased online or through the mail for $3 (plus $2 shipping worldwide) via cash, check, or money order made out to Angstman Arts, and mailed to: Alternating Current, PO Box 183, Palo Alto CA 94302 USA, or via PayPal with the email address alt[dot]current[at]gmail[dot]com. All authors on our press receive royalties for each copy sold, so support the independent arts with confidence!
This book includes:
Cover artwork:
the cages of hands by leah angstman
Poems by Raymond Sapienza:
political prisoners
trench politics
histories on parchment
peace
running
obsession
one
scrolls
lost pulse
Amsterdam, 1942
pieces in a box
volume
rush hour
flies
speaking
small
pass the earplugs and blinders please
at a club in the heart of town
wake
wages
lament
holy ground
blind
a life worthwhile
bog people
universology
avoidance
who i am
the telling of time
speed of life
weight
coffee futures
sanctuary
so they say
cardboard
not us
fix
vacancy
mix
language packed loose
waste
the sorrow of death
into the light
distance
flailing
out of step with friends
lack
wade
hand out
in wait
antithesis
con-sequence
too much knowledge can spoil the fun
it is autumn and rain falls
would it matter so much
polling places
architecture
quicksand
loquacious
last words
vacuum
Samples:
political prisoners
ambitious puppets
tie their own strings
and leap to their masters' pulling
as sweet tunes are piped
to call the crowds
forward to mass delusion.
give them honey, give them wine,
feed them with the surest of lies.
stupid smiles will remain transfixed
as the gates are locked behind.
histories on parchment
over the dust of pawns, nobility
rides in parade, post battle,
the sullen field their pride.
histories on parchment
of soldier's skin to write,
their quills dipped in blood;
dark as the night.
