ARTHUR or call me "Art"
“Arthur” The Assemblages of Norman Hasselriis Moss Gallery, New York 2011
Norman has written books of poetry, and has also written in depth about his assemblage works, in the self-published Objects of Affection, and about his poetry in another self-published book, The Literary Aerobics Cookbook.
poeTree
!
Oh,
Why
Good
Lord
above,
did thou
not answer
tiny prayer
for your love,
blessing me not
mit baseball glove?
In ’59 be loyal, good
As boys conforming should.
Wish loudly on the proper form:
you’ll get: (a) patriotic uniform,
and (b) a nose cone shapelier than (c),
yon sawed-off Christmas tree, and/or (d):
joyously-gossiping geiger counter, to locate:
(1) radiations of happiness, (2) fallouts of hate…
or (3) isotopes of merriness beneath the sprig of missile-toe
Oh, Say: Friends, Neighbors, Segregate, Neutral, or Distant Foe:
HO-HO
LET’S
PRAY:
PEACE
BE ON
EARTH
AS IN
OUTER SPACE. AMEN!
(For a do-it-yourself colored version of this card… fill in all the os & Os with colored pencils or pens to decorate your poeTree… and send it with your signature.)
Self Published Books by The Assemblage Poet Norman Hasselriis
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"Objects of Affection" (1990)
A voyage or inquiry into the Dada conspiracy and personal aesthetic systems.
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"The Literary Aerobics Cookbook" (how to write a poem...or let a poem write you) 1985
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"Third Avenue Flat" (1950's)
A new collection of some elderly, long-neglected poems. (published 2003)
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"Under the poeTree" (1997)
A collection of poems about poems, poetry & poets.
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"poet in residence, Oak Hill" (1987)
A new collection of poems.
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"MiNgLeS" (1984)
A collection of "clip art" typographical poems assembled in 1984.
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"Promises" (1986)