Forty Lies

The poems in this new collection were made from found statements discovered in books, on walls, on the internet, on the radio, and as apparent facts. The resultant truths are, therefore, imagined facts, represented both in writing and and in pictures. Roving geographically from Inner Mongolia to outer space, and running the emotional gamut from the peaks of sexual satisfaction to the depths of horror, these poems employ numerous forms, including tankas, sonnets, musical staves, and ballads.

John Gallas is a teacher at the Leicestershire Student Support Service. He is the author of The Book with Twelve Tales, Flying Carpets over Filbert Street, Practical Anarchy, and Star City.