Cajun Mutt Press Publishing
Cajun Mutt Press, owned and run by James Dennis Casey IV is a home for artistic expression in its most raw form. They publish works which live within the literary fringe. The press is run by experienced professionals who are not only poets at heart but welcome poetic expression with open arms with a tell it like it is vibe. Think Ginsberg, Ferlinghetti, Bukowski... They are the "real deal" in the world of publishing.
Working with them on a book publication was the most effortless and friendly process I have ever experienced. The books are not only literary treasures but true works of art. You can visit the bookshop by clicking the link I have provided below.
Poetry Examples:
At the Crossroads
by James Dennis Casey IV
They who seek
Virtue
And kindness
It will be found
They who seek
Hate
And darkness
It will be found
For I
Have been down
Both paths
There comes a time
In every life
For reevaluation
Self reflection
Will you like what you see?
To truly love
One must love
Themselves
First
Perfect imperfections
Make us
Who we are
Whole
Study the lines
Of the face
That run parallel
To the palm
We all have a path
Unique to each
Yet all the same
The wrong roads
Can lead
To the right ones
If we listen
To our hearts
At the crossroads
Never Mind the Zodiac
by Ryan Quinn Flanagan
by Ryan Quinn Flanagan
No way around it,
we are through
it
never mind the zodiac,
there are other
signs
no friends
or family
flooded culverts
of too much
water
my kisses
upon your forehead
in a darkness
we can’t help
but share.
by Joanne Olivieri
Watching you
snortin’ lines
between calamari bites
and swigs of ouzo
playing rebetiko
through the night.
You turn and kiss me
calamari ever so sweet tasting
we head to the vette
navigating the city maze
racing neighborhood streets
tires never touching ground.
For a moment I freeze in fear
as the vette sprouts wings, flying
home through stop lights
I feel death is near
my senses, ouzo laiden numb
I turn and smile, we'll die together
YOU, were my addiction.