From the foreword by Christopher Connelly:
"Applying our critical acumen to the often woefully undisciplined field of poetry was simply a challenge Mr. Nester and I could not resist. To bring the rigor of science and the grace of mathematics to the poem was our goal, and I would have to say we exceeded even the wildest of our own expectations. 'You can't have an idea that's too big!' I remember shouting to Dan at one particularly trying point during our collaboration.
"Our 'laboratory' was the dingy, dimly lit conference room of NYU's Expository Writing Program and, occasionally, a bar. Our only instruments: a virtually antique typewriter, Dan's laptop, and an illimitable ability to conduct thought experiments. Sometimes we worked with the lights off and laughed because we felt like refugee scientists developing some secret weapon that, when unleashed, might turn the tide in the war of words."
Dan & Chris signed copies of the chapbook last night in an infamous tavern in "the Village." The heady admixture of literary genius and cheap booze prompted the authors to extemporize "value-added" verbiage for most inscriptions, such as totally inappropriate come-ons, ill-advised advice, too much information, shrink recommendations, get-well wishes, and assorted illegible silliness. Who knows what your copy might say?
Get 'em while they're hot.
You will also be able to get them direct from Nester's new site real soon.
(As always, I'd love to trade ya for something you made/wrote/found on the street. Just shoot me an email.)
And yes, yes, we are working on a reading/launch party.
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