Caucasus carcass

caucasus carcass is an A5 multi-author poetry booklet, published in 2008, featuring numerous contributors' takes on the art form known within Atlantean Publishing as reissian haiku: that is, haiku written — like the title — without using any letters featuring ascenders (b, d, f, h, k, l, t) or descenders (g, j, p, q, y).
A description of this particular haikuform was given by Steve Sneyd in Awen 37. He explained that it had come in turn from the poet Ed Reiss, hence the adjective, and laid down a challenge to the readership to produce their own attempts. The explanation was accompanied by an example "Reissian" (or rather, keeping to the theme, "reissian") haiku, which eventually lent its title to this collection.
There are 40 poems collected here altogether, including two that follow the reissian principle into longer verses than the traditional three-line form.
Cover art: caucasus carcass, by DJ Tyrer.
Available to order.
All cover images are CC-BY-NC-ND
==Contents==
*caucasus carcass by Steve Sneyd
*no more by DJ Weston
*untitled by David Leverton
*untitled by DJ Tyrer
*untitled by DS Davidson
*Ziggy Stardust Reissian by Steve Sneyd
*5x untitled haiku by DJ Weston
*untitled by DS Davidson
*untitled by Aeronwy Dafies
*untitled by DS Davidson
*untitled by Aeronwy Dafies
*ex of excess x by Steve Sneyd
*7x untitled haiku by DJ Tyrer
*noonmare by Steve Sneyd
*reins now worm by Steve Sneyd
*reunion by Steve Sneyd
*sarsen arc by Steve Sneyd
*3x untitled haiku by DJ Weston
*erosion (8-line reissian poem) by DJ Weston
*untitled by Jan Oskar Hansen
*untitled by DS Davidson
*untitled by DJ Weston
*untitled by DJ Tyrer
*untitled by DJ Weston
*untitled by Melody April
*untitled by Jan Oskar Hansen
*Reissian-form (5-line reissian poem) by John Hertz
====Rear cover====
*untitled by DJ Tyrer
Category:Poetry Booklets