Poetry by John Colburn
October 1, 2013 6 x 9 182 pages 978-1-56689-335-0
An exploration of folklore, visionary states, surrealism, hybrid forms, and the political implications of their confluence.
Psychedelic Norway takes form as site of play and a place for the rupture of expectations. Sentence, folktale, confession, pop quizall allow for the chaotic impulse behind the imagination, defying the tyranny of orthodoxies with a visionary midwestern populism that argues for enchantment as the moral imperative of our time.
About the Author
John Colburn lives in Northeast Minneapolis. Hes an editor and co-publisher at Spout Press and the author of Invisible Daughter and Psychedelic Norway (Coffee House Press), as well as two poetry chapbooks, Kissing and The Lawrence Welk Diaries. He has taught at Hamline University and Perpich Center for Arts Education. He is also a member of the improvised music collective Astronaut Coopers Parade.