chapbooks

Rain Taxi not only provides reviews of thought-provoking literature, it seeks to contribute to the publishing of innovative and original works with two chapbook series, the Brainstorm Series and OHM Editions.

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Dying Trees

by Nathaniel Tarn

32 pages, Letterpress cover, Japanese stab binding.
Edition limited to 200 copies.
Published in April 2003.

In Dying Trees, acclaimed poet and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn brilliantly interweaves poems about political, botanical, and personal cancer; the result is an intensely lyrical suite, sure to rank among the best of Tarn's recent work.
Letterpress cover, Japanese stab binding, 32 pp., edition limited to 200 copies.

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A Little Anthology of Surrealist Poems

translated by Paul Auster

35 pp., perfect bound.
First edition limited to 300 copies, published in August 2002. (Sold out)
Second edition limited to 100 copies, published May 2010.

Originally published in 1972, this out-of-print gem is highly sought after by collectors. For this revised edition, Paul Auster has made some changes and added a preface. Featuring work by Artuad, Char, Breton, Éluard, Péret, Aragon, Soupault, Desnos, and Arp.

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SIGNED EDITIONS STILL AVAILABLE! 26 copies have been lettered and signed by the author, and include a letterpress-printed bookmark (also limited to 26 copies) of a Char poem from the anthology. This special limited edition (August 2002) is available for $250. You may purchase these via Paypal using a credit card or bank transfer.

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The House of Sara Loo

by Russell Edson

27 pp., perfect bound.
Edition limited to 300 copies.
Published in November 2001.

New prose poems from the master of the form! Cover art by the author.

"Edson writes better about the claustrophobia of family than anybody ever has." —James Tate

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Serious Poems

by Kai Nieminen
Translated by poet Anselm Hollo.

40 pp., perfect bound.
Published in June 2000.

The first English translation of one of Finland's best-loved contemporary poets, full of sharp insight and generous humor. Translated by poet Anselm Hollo.

This edition is out of print.

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The Switch

by Stephen Dixon

32 pp. saddle-stitched.
Published in February 1999.

A harrowing tale of one man's effort to see the world through the eyes of his disabled wife, with illustrations by the author.

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Merrill Cove

by Paul Metcalf

28 pp. saddle-stitched.
Letterpress cover by Greg Boyd.
Published in August 1998.

Written in the late 1950s while Metcalf resided in North Carolina, this poem-suite has remained unpublished until now. Letterpress cover by Greg Boyd.

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The Aranea Constellation

by Clayton Eshleman

29 pp. saddle-stitched.
Published in March 1998.

Exploring the relevance of paleolithic cave imagery to 20th century crises, Eshleman here attempts to situate poetry in its oldest and deepest context. With artwork by Irving Petlin.

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26 copies have been lettered and signed by the author. A signed copy is available for $50. You may purchase a signed copy via Paypal using a credit card or bank transfer.

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