Darwin’s Book of Saints

Darwin's Book of Saints
“How is it possible that Alex Johns can simultaneously be the most disarming poet in America and one of only a few poets capable of exploding the quotidian into extraordinary depths of good humor and inclusive delight? I have no idea, but I do know that the fuse is lit, and that these poems over and over again will knock you into next week with their sensitive (and often hilarious) attentiveness to the ordinary ubiquitous details of being alive—especially the ones most of us don’t think about much or take entirely for granted. With sweet weirdness and heart, this collection establishes Johns as one of those poets capable of discovering the poetry in anything, whether it’s five yogurt covered raisins or the music of Neurosis, trilobites or the ass of a rhinoceros. Darwin’s Book of Saints is funny and fun, but mostly it’s insightful, readable, and generous. If you think you don’t like poetry, I bet you’ll like this poetry. If you do like poetry, you’ll need this book to carry on.” — Matt Hart
DARWIN’S BOOK OF SAINTS
Poems by Alexander Johns
$9.99

Alexander Johns’ poems generously share his unique gift of insight of his environment and experiences, especially of the things that hum, sing, and roar around him. His poems are sensitive acknowledgements of everyday beauty as if, like us, is pursuing the difficult task of just being. When you read Johns’ poetry he points out intricacies you may not have noticed before that act as a reminder that mindfulness is how we endure.

55th Annual Georgia Author of the Year Awards Nominee!

ABOUT ALEXANDER JOHNS
Alex is an Associate Professor of English at the University of North Georgia, where he teaches creative writing and American literature. He was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and currently resides in the Athens, Georgia area. He is the recipient of the 2013 Pavement Saw Press Prize for his collection Robot Cosmetics, and his poems have appeared in Town Creek Poetry, Stray Dog Almanac, Chaffin Journal, Accents Publishing, The Oklahoma Review, Red River Review, Two Drops of Ink, The Journal of Language and Literacy, Kota Press, Scrivener’s Pen, Bellemeade Books, and other publications and were featured in the No Small Measure Georgia Broadsides project. He is the managing director of Word of Mouth, a monthly reading series bringing together nationally known and local writers in Athens, Georgia.

9780615811123 | Pub Date July 7, 2018 | 6 x 9 | 84 pages | $9.99

Alex Johns reads the poem “A Welcome Break From Eternity” from Darwin’s Book of Saints.