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From
publication flyer: "Jack
Alchemy's poems on love, sex,
crickets, and conquering old
territory are beautifully rendered
by Connecticut calligraphers Susan
Mashman and Joyce Hobbie."
Paperback, 32 pages. X-Press Press
with Downtown Poets Co-op, 1976.
FOR FEET
my feet have a great time
with your feet
once we put our shoes on
forget it
different roads
different shoes
no free roadmaps anymore
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A note about Jack Alchemy
David could be a
chameleon. Maybe because he was
transplanted at an impressionable
age and had to fit in and adjust to
new environments? Speaking several
languages must have had a role in
his playing roles. I think it was
also an expression of his wit and
overflowing creative energy. In any
case, he adopted the less
conventional persona of Jack
Alchemy, a little more oddball, a
little more wild and outrageous than
the "real" David. His alter ego
could be blunt, silly, down and
dirty, and much more mysterious.
Why? Because he never showed up in
person! Jack Alchemy also had the
good fortune to collaborate with
David in the role of literary
critic, sharing the dialogue --and
the responsibility.
Poet Norman Rosten chose a "couple
of dandies by Alchemy" to praise,
but I don't know which ones, so I
picked a couple of my own favorites:
for feet, hands, eyes, and of
course, "the perfect poem."
Phillis Gershator
2/2022
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