Draft-dodger, Jesus-freak, “conditional pacifist,” prolific writer, devoted father, unwavering romantic, bohemian bard, “ecstatic depressive,” gregarious hermit… this rollicking collection of some 200 original works draws from thousands of inspired poems penned over the course of four decades by Sam W. Reimer, an (hitherto) unsung gem of a poet.
As you dip in and out of this “vaudeville of verse,” listen carefully to the timbre of the poet's voice as the words “step off the silent page and onto the stage of your own gray matter”—meditative murmurs of devotion, passionate pleas for love, laughably nonsensical truisms, and edicts belted out with liquid courage. (Sprinkled throughout, you'll also encounter flotSams and jetSams that may just change your outlook on life—don't say you haven't been warned).
Robert L. Peters, Editor
10 July—Vancouver, British Columbia
These alley pics just in from Sam’s longtime friend Dan Schellenberg, who writes: “Though I have known him (Sam W.) for many years and have heard him recite his poetry from time to time, I never realized the greatness of his work until reading some of Gray Matter Graffitti… many years of hard work seem to be coming to fruition.” (Thanks, Dan).