John Paul Davis

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  1. Climbing A Burning Rope Posted on

    My second book of poetry, published by University Of Pittburgh Press, is out now.

    Inasmuch as poems can be “about” something, the book is largely about what it’s like to work in our economic system and society, what Vanessa Machado de Oliveria called “coloniality modernity” and Martin Pulcher calls our “resource-extracting way of life” and what almost everyone calls “capitalism.” I began writing it when I was working for The Largest Advertising Agency In The World - the absurdities and Kafkaesque systems of such a large company had me reflecting on my history as a worker.

    Over the decades I’ve had all manner of interesting jobs, partly because when I was growing up my family was poor. Not homeless-poor or shoeless outhouse poor, but definitely below the poverty line, drinking-powdered-milk, me-wearing-hand-me-downs-from-my-sister, had-no-health-insurance, one-paycheck-away-from-distaster poor. So I had my first ... Read more

  2. Owed To An Outdoor Music Festival Posted on

    About 2 weeks ago I was asked by one of my favorite bands, Over The Rhine, to c... Read more

  3. 6 poems published in Quaranzine Club Posted on

    I have 6 poems in the multi-genre journal Quaranzine Club: "... Read more

  4. "Headphones" published in Another Chicago Magazine Posted on

    My poem "Headphones" was published in Another Chicago Magazine.

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  5. New poem in Rattle's "Poets Respond" Posted on

    Read "Elexxxion" here. If you're coming from Rattle's site, consider joining my mailing list.

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  6. "Selfie" published in Salamander 46 Posted on

    My poem "Selfie" was published in issue 46 of Salamander.

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  7. 3 Poems Published in COG Posted on

    My poems "Emergency," "Stain" and "Smartphone" have been published in the Fall 2017 issue of COG.

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  8. Feelings As A Kind Of Data Posted on

    My first solo album is out now. Read more about it here.

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  9. "Robot" published in Blue Earth Review Posted on

    My poem "Robot" appears in the Fall 2017 issue of Blue Earth Review. You can read it here.

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  10. 2 Poems published in No, Dear Posted on

    My poems "Merger" and "Idle" appear in Issue 20 of No, Dear. You can read them here.

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  11. Two poems published in Matador Review Posted on

    New poems "Animals" and "Gender" are in the Fall 2017 issue of Matador Review.

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  12. "Trying" published in Calamus Journal Posted on

    New poem "Trying" is in issue 10 of Calamus Journal.

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  13. 2 Poems Published in Apricity Press's latest issue Posted on

    My poems "Self" and "Sound" appear in Apricity Press's latest issue.

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  14. Brand new site! Posted on

    You're looking at the freshly-coded, just-launched, fifteenth version of johnpauldavis.org. 2017 marks 20 ye... Read more