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Apache Witch and Other Poetic Observations
Apache Witch and Other Poetic Observations, the first poetry collection by Joe R. Lansdale, 180 copies hardcover limited edition for sale only at The Last Bookstore (Los Angeles), featuring 118 poems (half of them never published anywhere), an introduction by Lansdale, and cover art plus 10 interior color illustrations by artist Luke Spooner.
145 pages, Hardcover
Published October 6, 2021
About the author
Joe R. Lansdale
830 books3,594 followersChampion Mojo Storyteller Joe R. Lansdale is the author of over forty novels and numerous short stories. His work has appeared in national anthologies, magazines, and collections, as well as numerous foreign publications. He has written for comics, television, film, newspapers, and Internet sites. His work has been collected in more than two dozen short-story collections, and he has edited or co-edited over a dozen anthologies. He has received the Edgar Award, eight Bram Stoker Awards, the Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the British Fantasy Award, the Grinzani Cavour Prize for Literature, the Herodotus Historical Fiction Award, the Inkpot Award for Contributions to Science Fiction and Fantasy, and many others. His novella Bubba Ho-Tep was adapted to film by Don Coscarelli, starring Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis. His story "Incident On and Off a Mountain Road" was adapted to film for Showtime's "Masters of Horror," and he adapted his short story "Christmas with the Dead" to film hisownself. The film adaptation of his novel Cold in July was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, and the Sundance Channel has adapted his Hap & Leonard novels for television.
He is currently co-producing several films, among them The Bottoms, based on his Edgar Award-winning novel, with Bill Paxton and Brad Wyman, and The Drive-In, with Greg Nicotero. He is Writer In Residence at Stephen F. Austin State University, and is the founder of the martial arts system Shen Chuan: Martial Science and its affiliate, Shen Chuan Family System. He is a member of both the United States and International Martial Arts Halls of Fame. He lives in Nacogdoches, Texas with his wife, dog, and two cats.
He is currently co-producing several films, among them The Bottoms, based on his Edgar Award-winning novel, with Bill Paxton and Brad Wyman, and The Drive-In, with Greg Nicotero. He is Writer In Residence at Stephen F. Austin State University, and is the founder of the martial arts system Shen Chuan: Martial Science and its affiliate, Shen Chuan Family System. He is a member of both the United States and International Martial Arts Halls of Fame. He lives in Nacogdoches, Texas with his wife, dog, and two cats.
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November 10, 2021
APACHE WITCH And Other Poetic Observations by Joe R. Lansdale was released as an exclusive, limited, hardcover edition printed by Independent Legions for The Last Bookstore.
Joe R. Lansdale was generous enough to send me a digital file to read this summer and now that the exclusive editions have been released into the wild to collectors, I can mention that there are only
5 copies left available here:
https://www.shopthelastbookstore.com/...
Thank you to Kasey Lansdale for sending me one of the 180+ original copies.
This is an absolute must-have for any Lansdale fan & collector. Joe's poetry is a delight. If I wasn't laughing or cracking a sly grin, I was either wiping away a rogue tear or bookmarking the poem for later. In any event, this collection moved me emotionally.
Lansdale has a simple way of saying just the right things.
PERSPECTIVE
Writing and reading seem like/
the greatest things in the world/
and nothing matches them/
until your loved one calls you to bed/
Sex > Reading/Writing. Truth! Ha!
Lansdale also dips into his prolific experience with horror to deliver dark poetry that slaps you in the face.
I HATE IT
I hate it,
The way you won't talk.
sitting there
in your chair,
for so long now,
with my axe in your head.
BOOM!!
And there is just a full range of poetry for every kind of emotion. I enjoyed my time here so much. I love how accessible and relatable it all is and it reminds me that we don't have to put on airs or use flowery language to communicate a thought or a feeling to one another through lyrical prose. It can be simple. Straight forward. Means what it says and says what it means.
What else do you want from a poetry collection?
Joe R. Lansdale was generous enough to send me a digital file to read this summer and now that the exclusive editions have been released into the wild to collectors, I can mention that there are only
5 copies left available here:
https://www.shopthelastbookstore.com/...
Thank you to Kasey Lansdale for sending me one of the 180+ original copies.
This is an absolute must-have for any Lansdale fan & collector. Joe's poetry is a delight. If I wasn't laughing or cracking a sly grin, I was either wiping away a rogue tear or bookmarking the poem for later. In any event, this collection moved me emotionally.
Lansdale has a simple way of saying just the right things.
PERSPECTIVE
Writing and reading seem like/
the greatest things in the world/
and nothing matches them/
until your loved one calls you to bed/
Sex > Reading/Writing. Truth! Ha!
Lansdale also dips into his prolific experience with horror to deliver dark poetry that slaps you in the face.
I HATE IT
I hate it,
The way you won't talk.
sitting there
in your chair,
for so long now,
with my axe in your head.
BOOM!!
And there is just a full range of poetry for every kind of emotion. I enjoyed my time here so much. I love how accessible and relatable it all is and it reminds me that we don't have to put on airs or use flowery language to communicate a thought or a feeling to one another through lyrical prose. It can be simple. Straight forward. Means what it says and says what it means.
What else do you want from a poetry collection?
October 23, 2021
A great book for fans of poetry and for those who may not. Lansdale takes his unique style to these poems which vary from funny to dark to rather poignant. Never laughed so much while reading poems. Classic Lansdale.
October 30, 2021
An excellent collection of poetry. Sure, none of these are going to change the world, but they're a lot of fun, and that's what is important. These are mostly horror poems, so they're right up my alley. The artwork is great, too, though I may be biased. Luke Spooner did a few covers for my books, so I'm very happy to see him working for my favorite living author, Joe R. Lansdale. Highly recommended.
January 1, 2022
Not normally into poetry. But this is Lansdale so it's full of good stuff.
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