Russell Edson Selected Works

A baby that keeps losing its brain, a cow in a wedding gown, a woman whose chest is a radio — bizarre and whimsical figures populate this collection of dreamlike prose poems from Russell Edson (1935-2014), with a Foreword by Pulitzer Prize winner Charles Simic.

Poems deal with the brain, the future of art, friendship, exploitation, love, tradition, freedom, marriage, death, nature, and fiction.

This prized collection of Russell Edson's prose poems, featuring his own favorites from seven prior collections, constitutes some of the most original American art of this century. This is the book of choice for both new and committed fans of this imaginative poet.

Fables by Russell Edson and drawings by Ray Johnson.