I won a free book from Small Press Distribution for writing the worst poem referencing a mother (purposely). You can subject yourself to it here, if you want. I enjoy a lot of the badness in other categories. “Bruised and forsaken like the anemone,” for example. And the haiku with a unicorn in it. This language poem/drawing also gets points for enthusiasm.
But so now I get a free book from them, less than $30. Which is daunting because they distribute a lot of books and god forbid I choose less than the most awesome. There may be note-taking involved, with complex prioritization symbols. So if you have opinions about what I should get, or want to go poking around the site and get opinions, tell me about them and I’ll pass the book onto you after.
Tell Me What To Read 
In no particular order:
“Complete Minimal Poems” by Aram Saroyan – It’s such a pretty book! Also, the actual work inside kinda nice too.
“Annoying Diabetic Bitch” by Sharon Mesmer – Flarfy goodness. I’ve read some excerpts and heard a lot of good things about this one.
“Mommy Must be a Mountain of Feathers” by Kim Hyesoon, Trans. by Don Mee Choi – Same for this one minus the flarf.
“The Anger Scale” by Katie Dagentesh – Flarfy goodness from the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
You’re on your own for the fiction.
Awesome, thanks. I don’t know if a book is gonna be the best vehicle for my flarf appreciation, though. I’m going to have to dick around watching more clips of readings and whatnot before I can make that kind of commitment.
ORPHANS
Charles D’Ambrosio
PURO BORDER
Luis Humberto Crosthwaite, Ed.
also:
THE RAGGED EDGE: THE DISABILITY EXPERIENCE FROM THE PAGES OF THE DISABILITY RAG
Barrett Shaw, Ed.
shortlist:
COMPLETE MINIMAL POEMS
Aram Saroyan
MOMMY MUST BE A FOUNTAIN OF FEATHERS
Kim Hyesoon
ORPHANS
Charles D’Ambrosio (although it says there are 0 available, which could be a problem)
PURO BORDER
Luis Humberto Crosthwaite, Ed.
YOU ARE A LITTLE BIT HAPPIER THAN I AM
Tao Lin
THE ENCANTADAS
Robert Allen
ON PAIN
Ernst Junger
Puro Border wins the battle in my head. The Encantadas was a close second.
does that mean I get it when you’re done?
Mmhm. However many months from now, it’s yours.
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