Prelude to Bruise Joakim Drescher The true tale gets told

The true tale gets told when you give up on reconciliation and give in to its poetry

And she discovers modalities that powerfully shape her healing along the way

work and raging frustration culled from avant-garde porn mags and Garo

Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Savieri

anything-goes mix of styles and moods

Prelude to Bruise Joakim Drescher The true tale gets toldBy Saeed Jones. Published by Coffee House Press. Softcover, 124 pages, Prose, 2014. Praise for Saeed Jones: "Jones is the kind of writer who's more than wanted: he's desperately needed."FlavorWire "This book leaves your body transformed in a way that poetry should." ElevenEleven "I get shout happy when I read these poems; they are the gospel; they are the good news of the sustaining power of imagination, tenderness, and outright joy."D. A. Powell