Collected Works in Contemporary Art and Literature

Author: J. J. Steinfeld

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Canadian poet, fiction writer, and playwright J. J. Steinfeld lives on Prince Edward Island (Epekwitk), where he is patiently waiting for Godot’s arrival and a phone call from Kafka. While waiting, he has published 24 books, including An Unauthorized Biography of Being (Stories/Ekstasis Editions/2016), Absurdity, Woe Is Me, Glory Be (Poetry/Guernica Editions/2017), A Visit to the Kafka Café (Poetry/Ekstasis Editions/2018), Gregor Samsa Was Never in The Beatles (Stories/Ekstasis Editions/2019), Morning Bafflement and Timeless Puzzlement (Poetry/Ekstasis Editions/2020), Somewhat Absurd, Somehow Existential (Poetry/Guernica Editions/2021), Acting on the Island (Stories/Pottersfield Press/2022), and As You Continue to Wait (Poetry/Ekstasis Editions/2022).
  • Absurd

    Absurd

    “Having lost grip of the misshapen metaphors / encasing your aloneness in merciless words / resembling that unrecognisable weapon / that turned your existence upside down.” — from “Misshapen Metaphors”