John Yamrus…

by the way,

he never

cheated on her,

but the words

Barker vs Barker

made

it clear

that whatever

he thought it was

that passed for love

didn’t.

John Yamrus is widely recognized as master of minimalism and the neo-noir in modern poetry. In a career spanning more than 50 years as a working writer, he has had nearly 4,000 poems published in books, magazines and anthologies around the world. His writing is often taught in college and university courses. Three of his more than 40 books have been published in translation.