inkorrect thots

by Bill Bissett

WARNING each wun uv thees pomes may contain inkorrect thots these pomes have not bin kleerd by th ministree uv korrect thots

Ths book contains reel storees that have reelee happend th mysteree uv pain has not bin adequatelee xplaind 2 us why memorees can cum crashing down on us robbing us uv our present or why we lifting grasp hold of a suddn laffing idea baloons us up n what we lern from memorees

I cum skraping across a glacier bringing yu ths burnd flowr see its petals bleed as it opns all ovr our plans our mesurd safetees see its tabula filling with such wondrous snow

these pomes have not bin bleerd by th ministree uv korrect thots we have no control ovr what is not being xpressd heer eithr

byond ths sign yr on yr own

136 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

bill bissett (born William Frederick Bissett, November 23, 1939) is a Canadian poet famous for his anti-conventional style.

bissett attended Dalhousie University and the University of British Columbia but dropped out of both universities because of an overriding desire to live as a free agent, writer and painter unencumbered by any academic constraints. He moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1958. Five years later he started the blew ointment magazine and later launched blewointment press. bissett is based in Vancouver and Toronto alternating between the two cities.

Reviews

[Mitch · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of bill's best, though they are all worth the effort to find. A true radical poet, bill bissett has always been true to his vision, lots of fun and straight to the heart. Considerable for an avant-gardist of his caliber.