Available July 31, 2025

What we once thought we had we didn’t

        “We Call upon the Author,” Nick Cave

Go ahead, try & remember him/her
time/place, sights/scents.

Listen to the hum of an amp, the first 
popclick when needle hits groove,

the sounds of ghosts taking form, ready
to become reimagined.

Memories are kaleidoscopic, shambolic; 
music never lies.

Alex Stolis has had poems published in numerous journals and his two full-length collections, Pop. 1280 and John Berryman Died Here, were released by Cyberwit. He is the author of three previous chapbooks: Postcards from the Knife-Thrower's Wife (Louisiana Literature Press, 2024);  RIP Winston Smith (Alien Buddha Press, 2024); and The Hum of Geometry; The Music of Spheres (Bottlecap Press, 2024). He lives in upstate New York with his partner, poet Catherine Arra. He can be found online at alexstolis.myportfolio.com.