In response to the success of the original edition of SELECTED POEMS, Concrete Mist Press is pleased to release SELECTED POEMS: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT...an enhanced, enlarged, expanded edition of the original volume, with 172 added pages...82 additional poems...and illustrations by internationally acclaimed artist Janne Karlsson. This book, edited by Eileen Murphy, contains poems chosen from the 5 decade career of this highly influential minimalist icon. Praise for this book includes: “Stark, painful, vulnerable, between the spaces of his lines, John Yamrus reveals his true self.” Maxim W. Furek, rock journalist and paranormal researcher "John Yamrus chips away at the clay of life leaving only honest words carved into the pages of time." Jake St. John, author of Night Full Of Diamonds "In spite of his extensive catalog, John Yamrus doesn’t identify as a poet . He’s like Schrödinger’s cat in that he is and isn’t at the same time, depending on definition and time of day. Without titles, Yamrus’ words are sparse yet plentiful. Each poem a morsel, satisfying but leaving you saying, Why not another?" Tim Heerdink, author of Final Flight as the Fog Becomes Night “Yamrus’s poems endure.” Don Botch, Reading Eagle "John Yamrus is a poet who asks very little. Read the work, it speaks for itself." Tohm Bakelas, author of Punk Poets Are Pretentious Assholes and editor of Between Shadows Press