My Heart is That Eternal Rose Tattoo

John Yau is a prolific poet and art critic, an innovative publisher, editor, and curator, and his new book is an exhilarating collection of short fictions and prose poems. (One untitled piece reads, in its entirety: "The rain conductor glosses the crickets, their long shiny legs trembling in the waterglass morning.") "With language as lovely as it is strange, he describes paintings not yet painted, photos not yet taken, and movies not yet made. His many admirers will be delighted.