Description
Poetry. "These poems—at times dark and troubling, at other times passionate and openhearted—are the work of a very talented poet. MADSTONES is a book worthy of a smart and attentive audience."—Ron Rash
"Corey Mesler's poems are like strange and wonderful little paintings, maybe what you would get if you crossed Hieronymous Bosch and Picasso."—Juanita Brunk
Author Bio
Corey Mesler has been published in numerous anthologies and journals, including Poetry, Gargoyle, Five Points, Good Poems American Places, and New Stories from the South. He is the author of 13 novels, 4 short story collections, 5 full-length poetry collections, and a dozen chapbooks. These include THE DIMINISHMENT OF CHARLIE CAIN (Livingston Press, 2021), MADSTONES (BlazeVOX [books], 2018), ROBERT WALKER (Livingston Press, 2016), and FOLLOWING RICHARD BRAUTIGAN (Livingston Press, 2010). His work has been praised by Ann Beattie, Peter Coyote, Greil Marcus, Hampton Sides, John Grisham, Frederick Barthelme, and others. Three of his poems were chosen by Garrison Keillor's Writer's Almanac. He also wrote the screenplays for two short films, one of which won The Memphis Film Prize. With his wife, he owns Burke's Book Store (est. 1875) in Memphis.
Author City: MEMPHIS, TN USA