Do you like unusual arty books with poetry? Then let me shamelessly promote Flesh: Poems and Photos by Tyson Habein.
Flesh: Poems and Photos by Tyson Habein is a collection of poems paired with black and white photography that delves into longing and lust within the intimate moments of our lives.
What’s unusual about it is that the order of the poems and photos is entirely up to you: There are 10 poems printed on individual index cards and 10 photographic prints, each in their own envelope attached to the book’s cover. The cover arrives tied with a red string, as though you have purchased an illicit package that you must unwrap and discover on your own terms.
From the book:
All flesh that I have known
Other
and my own
has been of shadow.
Cast in darkness
of eyes half-lidded,
fear of the brightness,
of beauty,
and proximity
to scorching heat.
Sweat beading on brow,
I keep an eye to light’s access
For fear of discovery.
All memory
All flesh
remains shadowed.
Assumptions made
of truth.
Flesh was published by Nouveau Nostalgia in August of this year. Because each cover is handmade, there may be slight variations in each copy.
(Full Disclosure: Tyson is my spouse, and I’m an editor for Nouveau Nostalgia.)
8 replies on “P-Mag Birthday Giveaway! FLESH: Poems and Photos by Tyson Habein”
This is an awesomesauce prize!
So nifty!
That’s so cool!
I’m excited for this one!!! :D
Considering I believe I own all the other books published by you, I need this one to complete the collection!
Do you have Flawed Machine too? That one is more rare because of the pain in the ass nature of making it (hand-sewn binding and everything). That was the first book.
nope..i guess i need a copy of that too.
I thiiiiink we still have some? Or maybe we have the guts of some, but they’re not sewn together yet? I’d have to look. We’d been selling them by donation at this point.