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Cover of "The History of the Future: American Essays," by Edward McPherson, which shows a map of the United States that is bisected with roadways and contains red dots in varying sizes.

The History of the Future: American Essays

Cover of "The Devil's Snake Curve," by Josh Ostergaard, which shows a blue background that meets a tan color at the bottom of the page, as well as includes an illustration of a baseball.

The Devil's Snake Curve

Cover of "The Deep Zoo," by Riki Ducornet, showing a cluttered room with antlers, a lamp, and a desk bowing under the weight of its contents.

The Deep Zoo

Cover of "The Artist's Library," which features an image of folded pieces of paper that are stacked on top of one another, and there is some writing visible on some of these pages.

The Artist's Library

Cover of "Sidewalks," by Valeria Luiselli, which shows an image of a street lined with cars, houses, and a sidewalk with a pedestrian. The title is written on a sticky note that is posted above this image.

Sidewalks

Cover of "Screaming Monkeys," which shows a small illustration of a stick figure man with a detailed head and face, and the rest of the cover is in black and yellow.

Screaming Monkeys

Cover of "Pretentiousness," by Dan Fox, which features a large letter P in white with the rest of the title in smaller font. The rest of the cover is pure black.

Pretentiousness

Cover of "Potluck Supper with Meeting to Follow," by Andy Sturdevant, which features several small illustrations of mundane objects, such as a tape dispenser, the news paper, and a billboard.

Potluck Supper with Meeting to Follow

Cover of "Nice To See You: Homage to Ted Berrigan," edited by Anne Waldman, which features a blue background with an illustration of a man with long hair wearing glasses done in black ink and covered in a bright yellow.

Nice to See You: Homage to Ted Berrigan

Cover of "Necessary Distance," by Clarence Major, which features a photograph of a man looking away from the camera, and he is shaded in a light green that almost looks grey.

Necessary Distance

Cover of "Moment's Notice: Jazz in Poetry & Prose," which features a black and white image of the back side of a man playing a piano.

Moment's Notice: Jazz in Poetry and Prose

Cover of "Little Boxes: 12 Writers on Television," which features a blue sky with fluffy white clouds, as well as two utility poles with many wires.

Little Boxes: Twelve Writers on Television

Cover of "Joe: A Memoir of Joe Brainard," by Ron Padgett, which features a photograph of a man wearing a sweater, tie, pants, and Converse sneakers, all in black and white.

Joe: A Memoir of Joe Brainard

Cover of "I'll Tell You in Person," by Chloe Caldwell, which is a blank yellow background with the title appearing in black cursive writing.

I'll Tell You in Person

Cover of "How We Speak To One Another," edited by Ander Monson and Craig Reinbold, which shows stick-figure people in various poses holding red and white flags, and each contributors name is listed below a figure.

How We Speak to One Another

Cover of "Half in Shade," by Judith Kitchen, which is an black and white photograph of a lady sitting on a fence, wearing a suit, and has her feet propped on a tire.

Half in Shade

Cover of "Girl Reel," by Bonnie J Morris, which features an open reel with tape swirling out of it, and a young girl wearing a green blouse and jeans positioned in front of the reel.

Girl Reel

Cover of "From Baghdad to Brooklyn," by Jack Marshall, which shows a grainy photo of a small child smiling while wearing a yellow blanket on their head.

From Baghdad to Brooklyn

Cover of "Friends in the World: The Education of a Writer," by Aram Saroyan, which includes geometric shapes, abstract images of people, and a yellowish-colored background.

Friends in the World: The Education of a Writer

Cover of "Distance & Direction," by Judith Kitchen, which is a small sketch of tall buildings with a telephone wire strung between. These sketches are done in black ink against a light yellow paper.

Distance and Direction

Cover of "Dear Sandy, Hello," by Ted Berrigan, which showcases a colored drawing of a lady wearing glasses and a red cardigan.

Dear Sandy, Hello

Cover of "Crossing Three Wildernesses," by U Sam Oeur, which focuses on an ancient structure on the shores of a body of water, as well as a cloudy sky.

Crossing Three Wildernesses

Cover of "Cross Worlds," edited by Anne Waldman and Laura Wright, which features a black and white photo of a group of people, excluding their heads, and it also contains green, orange, and red rectangles containing text.

Cross Worlds: Transcultural Poetics

Cover of "Comrade Past & Mister Present," by Andrei Codrescu, which is a blue and red print with two silhouetted figures in the foreground.

Comrade Past & Mister Present

Cover of "Civil Disobediences," with 14 separate black and white photos of the Statues of Liberty, all from the same angle.

Civil Disobediences

Cover of "Cat is Art Spelled Wrong," featuring several silhouettes of cats in various poses on a white background.

Cat Is Art Spelled Wrong

Cover of the anthology "Beats at Naropa" with the title in a yellow rectangle, the names of the authors in a vertical red column, and the name of the editors at the bottom in a blue rectangle. The center of the cover features four people in black and white.

Beats at Naropa

Cover of "At the Lightning Field," by Laura Raicovich, including blues, pinks, and grays, as well as bar graphs at the bottom and middle of the page.

At the Lightning Field

Cover of "'66 Frames" by Gordon Ball with a black and white photo of a man.

’66 Frames

Cover of "A Long Way From St. Louie" by Collen J. McElroy, with a dark blue background and orange flowers, as well as the back of a lady dressed in orange wearing a large orange hat.

A Long Way from St. Louie

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