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Big Hammer Volume 1
Dave Roskos’ Big Hammer entered the world in 1988.
Front Cover
Page 1 Title Page
Page 2 Table of Contents
Page 3 William Swayhoover “The Diner”
Page 4 William Swayhoover “Help Wanted $9.20/Hour + Overtime”
Page 5 William Swayhoover “The Stopper”
Page 6 David Cope “Jane Marie”
Page 7 David Cope “Cab Driver’s Blues” “Cab Driver’s Blues” “Cold! Cold! Shee-it!”
Page 8 David Cope “Massive Steel I-Beam Frame” “At the Bar,”
Page 9 David Cope “Sundown”
Page 10 Michael Pingarron “money talks” “got some guts”
Page 11 Michael Pingarron “introduction to the NSC” “political cripples” “near the end of the game”
Page 12 Michael Pingarron “an aspect of greed” “as if it wasn’t what...” “bonefate”
Page 13 Michael Pingarron “pollution notes” & Tom Obrzut “Eugene”
Page 14 Frank Finale “Man and Wife” “Kenny”
Page 15 Crystall Carmen “I Reminisce About a Fairy Tale Life”
Page 16 Lamont B. Steptoe “Refugee”
Page 17 & Page 18 Lamont B. Steptoe “Time Bombs”
Page 19, Page 20, Page 21 & Page 22 Lamont B. Steptoe “Gulf of Tonkin”
Page 23 Michael McClure “Dear Bill...”
Page 24 Charlie Mosler “meaningless abstract 1960’s jazz poem”
Page 25 Charlie Mosler “for the record”
Page 26 Donald Lev “Pretend” “Wrong Envelope” “Seeing Stars”
Page 27 Donald Lev “Take Nothing For Granted” “Lines”
Page 28 Art by Bob Surbrug
Page 29 Art by Bob Surbrug
Page 30 Ken Greenley “On the Rocks”
Page 31 Ken Greenley “Brown River”
Page 32 & Page 33 Ken Greenley “The Operation”
Page 34 Jerry Dalglish “Thoughts in a Grave Yard on Christmas Eve”
Page 35 Christopher Aubry “A Village Named Me”
Page 36 Christopher Aubry “Cider”
Page 37 Christopher Aubry “How Was it For You?”
Page 38 Christopher Aubry “A Corn Backdrop” “A Keel in the Sky”
Page 39 Bill Barrett “Wanted to Say (After Italy)”
Page 40 Bill Barrett “Bloom” “The woman and I, we are the confusion of earths”
Page 41 Bill Barrett “Bella” “Virgin”
Page 42 Bob Rixon “For Sharon & James”
Page 43 Bob Rixon “Chain Poem” “I’ve Got to Finish This”
Page 44 Anthony G. Chianese “Back on French Street”
Page 45 Chris Stroffolino “lust liberals”
Page 46 Matt Borkowski “kneesocks and wires (Allen unleashed)”
Page 47 Matt Borkowski “The Cold Rock River...”
Page 48, Page 49, Page 50, Page 51 Matt Borkowski "Scorpion”
Page 52 john richey “Dove”
Page 53 Donna Sharp “Jimmy Sittin’ Pretty”
Page 54 Donna Sharp “Ruth Hardwick”
Page 55 Donna Sharp “Scene at a Psychiatric Hospital” “Permit Me Rage”
Page 56 Stuart N. Ross “The Beat Between the Beats”
Page 57 Stuart N. Ross “Tonite” “The Piano Player...” & Karen Walden “Perfect”
Page 58 Aisha Eshe “Eviction Notes”
Page 59 Aisha Eshe “Eviction Day” “Daddy” “Last Journey”
Page 60 Aisha Eshe “I Guess She Forgot Where She Lives” “Reality”
Page 61 Andy Clausen “The unreturned man” & Linda Bisgaard “Safe Sex”
Page 62 Bill Nicholas “Coffee” “Desire”
Page 63 Wayne R. Toensmann “The River, Mill Men and Miners”
Page 64 Wayne R. Toensmann “Diffraction”
Page 65 Christopher Munford “Letter Poem”
Page 66 Christopher Munford “Catfight Poem”
Page 67 Gary Wagner “The Lane”
Page 68 Donna Marie Mennona Untitled
Page 69 Miriam Halliday Borkowski “Wedding Song”
Page 70 Miriam Halliday Borkowski “To the Poet M.B...”
Page 71 Enid Dame “Brighton Beach”
Page 72 Bella Sanchez Bello “The House” “Papa”
Page 73 & Page 74 Michael America “Christmas in Babylon”
Page 75 David Roskos “Seka Does Valhalla”
Page 76 & Page 77 Joey Weil “Elegy for Sue Rapeezi”
Page 78 Joey Weil “Into That Ode and Angelus of Night”
Page 79 & Page 80 W.E. DalGLEISH “Tribute to the Supreme Court”
Page 81, Page 82 & Page 83 Eliot Katz “Excerpt from the brand new 40-page Way Out Humorous Serious Political Intergalactic Love Poem in 18 Parts: SPACE”
Page 84 Antler “Poetry Boom in Milwaukee!!”
Page 85 Antler “Oh-Oh”
Page 86 Antler “Today’s Poet”
Page 87 Jeffrey Grossman “It Would’ve Been Last Month’s Poached Egg’s Birthday Today”
Page 88 Jeffrey Grossman “Please Allow My Love for Amelia Earhart”
Page 89 Jeffrey Grossman “Sadhanna” “Prasad” “Darshan”
Page 90 David Roskos “Veterans” “Circles”
Page 91 Suggestions for Further Reading
Page 92 Contributors
Page 93
Page 94
Back Cover
Front Cover
Page 1 Title Page
Page 2 Table of Contents
Page 3 William Swayhoover “The Diner”
Page 4 William Swayhoover “Help Wanted $9.20/Hour + Overtime”
Page 5 William Swayhoover “The Stopper”
Page 6 David Cope “Jane Marie”
Page 7 David Cope “Cab Driver’s Blues” “Cab Driver’s Blues” “Cold! Cold! Shee-it!”
Page 8 David Cope “Massive Steel I-Beam Frame” “At the Bar,”
Page 9 David Cope “Sundown”
Page 10 Michael Pingarron “money talks” “got some guts”
Page 11 Michael Pingarron “introduction to the NSC” “political cripples” “near the end of the game”
Page 12 Michael Pingarron “an aspect of greed” “as if it wasn’t what...” “bonefate”
Page 13 Michael Pingarron “pollution notes” & Tom Obrzut “Eugene”
Page 14 Frank Finale “Man and Wife” “Kenny”
Page 15 Crystall Carmen “I Reminisce About a Fairy Tale Life”
Page 16 Lamont B. Steptoe “Refugee”
Page 17 & Page 18 Lamont B. Steptoe “Time Bombs”
Page 19, Page 20, Page 21 & Page 22 Lamont B. Steptoe “Gulf of Tonkin”
Page 23 Michael McClure “Dear Bill...”
Page 24 Charlie Mosler “meaningless abstract 1960’s jazz poem”
Page 25 Charlie Mosler “for the record”
Page 26 Donald Lev “Pretend” “Wrong Envelope” “Seeing Stars”
Page 27 Donald Lev “Take Nothing For Granted” “Lines”
Page 28 Art by Bob Surbrug
Page 29 Art by Bob Surbrug
Page 30 Ken Greenley “On the Rocks”
Page 31 Ken Greenley “Brown River”
Page 32 & Page 33 Ken Greenley “The Operation”
Page 34 Jerry Dalglish “Thoughts in a Grave Yard on Christmas Eve”
Page 35 Christopher Aubry “A Village Named Me”
Page 36 Christopher Aubry “Cider”
Page 37 Christopher Aubry “How Was it For You?”
Page 38 Christopher Aubry “A Corn Backdrop” “A Keel in the Sky”
Page 39 Bill Barrett “Wanted to Say (After Italy)”
Page 40 Bill Barrett “Bloom” “The woman and I, we are the confusion of earths”
Page 41 Bill Barrett “Bella” “Virgin”
Page 42 Bob Rixon “For Sharon & James”
Page 43 Bob Rixon “Chain Poem” “I’ve Got to Finish This”
Page 44 Anthony G. Chianese “Back on French Street”
Page 45 Chris Stroffolino “lust liberals”
Page 46 Matt Borkowski “kneesocks and wires (Allen unleashed)”
Page 47 Matt Borkowski “The Cold Rock River...”
Page 48, Page 49, Page 50, Page 51 Matt Borkowski "Scorpion”
Page 52 john richey “Dove”
Page 53 Donna Sharp “Jimmy Sittin’ Pretty”
Page 54 Donna Sharp “Ruth Hardwick”
Page 55 Donna Sharp “Scene at a Psychiatric Hospital” “Permit Me Rage”
Page 56 Stuart N. Ross “The Beat Between the Beats”
Page 57 Stuart N. Ross “Tonite” “The Piano Player...” & Karen Walden “Perfect”
Page 58 Aisha Eshe “Eviction Notes”
Page 59 Aisha Eshe “Eviction Day” “Daddy” “Last Journey”
Page 60 Aisha Eshe “I Guess She Forgot Where She Lives” “Reality”
Page 61 Andy Clausen “The unreturned man” & Linda Bisgaard “Safe Sex”
Page 62 Bill Nicholas “Coffee” “Desire”
Page 63 Wayne R. Toensmann “The River, Mill Men and Miners”
Page 64 Wayne R. Toensmann “Diffraction”
Page 65 Christopher Munford “Letter Poem”
Page 66 Christopher Munford “Catfight Poem”
Page 67 Gary Wagner “The Lane”
Page 68 Donna Marie Mennona Untitled
Page 69 Miriam Halliday Borkowski “Wedding Song”
Page 70 Miriam Halliday Borkowski “To the Poet M.B...”
Page 71 Enid Dame “Brighton Beach”
Page 72 Bella Sanchez Bello “The House” “Papa”
Page 73 & Page 74 Michael America “Christmas in Babylon”
Page 75 David Roskos “Seka Does Valhalla”
Page 76 & Page 77 Joey Weil “Elegy for Sue Rapeezi”
Page 78 Joey Weil “Into That Ode and Angelus of Night”
Page 79 & Page 80 W.E. DalGLEISH “Tribute to the Supreme Court”
Page 81, Page 82 & Page 83 Eliot Katz “Excerpt from the brand new 40-page Way Out Humorous Serious Political Intergalactic Love Poem in 18 Parts: SPACE”
Page 84 Antler “Poetry Boom in Milwaukee!!”
Page 85 Antler “Oh-Oh”
Page 86 Antler “Today’s Poet”
Page 87 Jeffrey Grossman “It Would’ve Been Last Month’s Poached Egg’s Birthday Today”
Page 88 Jeffrey Grossman “Please Allow My Love for Amelia Earhart”
Page 89 Jeffrey Grossman “Sadhanna” “Prasad” “Darshan”
Page 90 David Roskos “Veterans” “Circles”
Page 91 Suggestions for Further Reading
Page 92 Contributors
Page 93
Page 94
Back Cover