Compression & Purity Short Story Collection 8 in H | 9

8 in H | 9 in W

Lucky Cat or ‘Maneki-Neko’ is a common Japanese figurine believed to bring good luck

Highly readable

1970s icon through an accessible graphic novel narrative

By María Hesse

Compression & Purity Short Story Collection 8 in H | 9by Will Alexander African American surrealism that extends from the ocean floor to the outer reaches of space. The fifth volume of our Spotlight poetry series, Compression & Purity is a new collection of poetry by Los Angelesbased African American surrealist Will Alexander. Known for densely textured visionary epics influenced by poets like Aim Csaire and Csar Vallejo, Alexander here returns to shorter forms to address his ecological, cosmological,