[Item #4174] Porch Poems. Joe Napora.
Porch Poems
Porch Poems
Porch Poems
Porch Poems

Porch Poems

Ashland, KY: BullHead Books, 2018. First Edition. Book. Signed by Joe Napora. "I would like to believe/ that we call Autumn Fall/ because here it is in middle/ September and the slight breeze/ provokes the high and low leaves/ the ash, maple, and the beech/ and that young sycamore leaves/ which are dry as they are clunk/ to the ground and the tulip poplar/ turns green to brown the leaves/ they fall to the earth/ which is the home of all." (The Singer Songwriter," first stanza, unpaginated) A collection of poems by Joe Napora, the passionate & prolific American poet, editor, publisher & activist. As Napora writes in a colophon-afterword, this was "Printed this late Autumn day in the year 2018, listening and wondering if there is a better poem than James McMurtry's song "Ruby and Carlos'. Or better lines than in his "Carlisle's Haul": "We gather round and we hold out hope/ 'Cause at the end of the rope there's a little more rope." And as I type this, anticipating rain...I see that those two songs are one, joined as they are with the steep & slippery slope." A beautiful little chapbook production in sewn wrappers, published by Napora's own BullHead imprint, inspired by the acclaimed American singer-songwriter-musician James McMurtry's song lyrics as he notes above, & by the contemplation of nature from the front porch of his home, depicted on front cover & title page. With exemplary Napora-style graphics, colors & compositions throughout. On the title page, just below his printed name, Napora has hand-written his signature in bold black ink. A deep & desirable Napora collectible, in very fine condition with only a touch of rubbing to front, back covers & sewn spine; a few tiny bumps at edges & corners of same. Interior substantially mint. Very Fine. [Item #4174]

Price: $30.00