Inhuman: Haiku from the Zombie Apocalypse

by Joshua Gage, Rebekah Moss (Cover Artist)

Joshua Gage is an ornery curmudgeon who graduated from the Low Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing at Naropa University. He has a penchant for Pendleton shirts, rye whiskey, and any poem strong enough to yank the breath out of his lungs. He stomps around Cleveland in a purple bathrobe and hosts the monthly Deep Cleveland Poetry Hour.

"Zombies don't do five-seven-five (so many fingers missing)! This fun book of masterfully written one-gasp poetry proves that the force and beauty of haiku--even those about a walking dead apocalypse--have nothing to do with syllable counting. Your flesh will crawl--but, hopefully, won't crawl away!" -- David G. Lanoue, President of the Haiku Society of America

Genres: Poetry

36 pages, Paperback

First published May 17, 2013

Reviews

[Stacy · Rating 5 out of 5]

thoughts to come tomorrow

[DivaDiane SM · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and quick read. Full review on Amazing Stories Magazine:

http://amazingstoriesmag.com/2013/05/...

[Jeremy Proehl · Rating 5 out of 5]

I settled in this morning with a cup of coffee and read Joshua Gage's Inhuman: Haiku from the Zombie Apocalypse. If you love zombies and poetry this is a must read. Even if you're not into zombies, there are many poignant poems: winter fog-- / the playground carousel / turns by itself. For me, many of these Haikus feel spot on as I sit quarantined in my home. Grab a copy you won't regret it.

[Amelia Gorman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truly chilling horror poetry with an incredible sense of place. Places, really, as this book takes you on a tour of the zombie apocalypse from the bottom of the sea to hospital wards and everywhere in between.