"John Amen's incredible release, strange theater, is a perceptive, insightful commentary on the mystery hidden within the ordinary.... This collection is exquisite, a book to be savored and discussed and treasured." —Maria Mazziotti Gillan, winner of the American Book Award
John Amen's first collection of poetry, Christening the Dancer, was released by Uccelli Press in 2003. His second collection, More of Me Disappears, was released by Cross-Cultural Communications in 2005. His third collection, At the Threshold of Alchemy, was released by Presa in 2009. In 2012, NYQ Books released John's and Daniel Y. Harris's multi-genre, collaborative project, The New Arcana. John's latest collection, strange theater, was released by NYQ Books in 2015. Books can be purchased through this site, through the appropriate presses, and on Amazon.com, B&N.com, and SPD, as well as in various chain and independent bookstores.