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September 20, 2021 / barton smock

final cover(s) / untouched in the capital of soon / poems, Barton Smock, Sept 2021, 187 pages / cover art by sons Noah Smock and Aidan Smock

Cover A, art by son Noah Smock:

Cover B, art by son Aidan Smock:

Cover C, art by son Noah Smock:

Cover D, art by Noah Smock:


Work is self-published.
Earliest shipping date will be Saturday 9/25.

[ untouched in the capital of soon ]
poems, Barton Smock, 2021
187 pages

Pay what you want.

can be purchased via paypal (bartsmock@gmail.com)
or Venmo: @Barton-Smock-1
or CashApp: $BartonSmock

Let me know in the notes of your order if you have a cover preference.
September 20, 2021 / barton smock

city,

city 141

The angel of eye-level
loses
a crucifix.

Attraction has no children.

A pear
is remembered
in half. Music

knows only 
the locksmith's 
lullaby 
of deep 

looking.

I love about this place
the abandoned weather.

September 17, 2021 / barton smock

city,

city 140

One counts underwater to a certain number

Colors forget blue

September 17, 2021 / barton smock

self-publication announcement, (untouched in the capital of soon

Self-publication announcement.
Available next week.
Earliest shipping date will be Saturday 9/25.

[ untouched in the capital of soon ]
poems, Barton Smock, 2021
187 pages

Pay what you want.

can be purchased via paypal (bartsmock@gmail.com)
or Venmo: @Barton-Smock-1
or CashApp: $BartonSmock

Let me know in the notes of your order if you have a cover preference.

Cover A, art by Noah Smock

Cover B, art by Aidan Smock


September 16, 2021 / barton smock

(untouched in the capital of soon

Available within a week or two, approx 175 pages, first cover of three to five, possibly. Cover art by my son Noah Smock. Rabbits, death, god, time...I think he might understand some things.






And, cover number 2, by son Aidan Smock. He knows me well, as well. All the rabbit loneliness I can take.

September 14, 2021 / barton smock

city,

city 139

After a star it's wrong to name a rabbit

The mouth to hide from god invents the kiss 

September 12, 2021 / barton smock

city,

city 138

There are days nothing happens to Adam and there are days nothing happens to Eve. It doesn't take long to lose interest in the last thing known to have used god as bait. Touch is the bird of nowhere. The outside can't survive outside.
September 10, 2021 / barton smock

city,

city 137

Spotless you in the dream you'll use to shorten your later dreams. 

Loneliness as it describes each thing
in one 
word.

Child whose skin is never older than its first food memory.

No tools in the angel's cave.

September 9, 2021 / barton smock

city,

city 136

a bitemark goes from one sea-thing to another

someone hates your body

& a toothache 
makes one limp
September 5, 2021 / barton smock

city,

city 135

Of a ghost that can dream
I can only
dream.

Eyesight was god's weakest bone.