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Mr. Z., Mrs. Z., J.Z., S.Z.
Ugly Duckling Presse, 2011
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Barney and Gienka
CW Books, 2010 |

Further Adventures of My Nose
Ugly Duckling Presse, 2008
Out of print.You can read an online version at Ugly Duckling Presse |
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The Hat City after Men Stopped Wearing Hats
WordWorks, 2006
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Watching Cartoons Before Attending a Funeral
White Pine Press, 2003
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To get Uncharted Seas, a CD of original songs
by John's son, also John Surowiecki (confusing, isn't it?),
go to johnsuro.com |
Mr. Z., Mrs. Z., J.Z., S.Z.
A compilation of poems about the Z. family from John’s three books; contains original poems as well,
including "Playing Miniature Golf with J.Z. after Helen Left Him for a Merchant Marine: A Poem in
Eighteen Holes."
Barney and Gienka
“…John Surowiecki takes the gyroscope of illness and sets it to a slow, sad spin that is both beautiful and wrenching.”–Sandra Beasley
Further Adventures of My Nose
Winner of the Poetry Foundation's first
Verse Drama Prize
“…juxtaposition of the ridiculous, the sorrowful, and the profound…” –Jessica Winter
The Hat City After Men Stopped Wearing Hats
“We read Suroweicki’s poems and are necessarily bewitched… ” –George Drew
Watching Cartoons before Attending a Funeral
“He 'lowers a lens' and we see what has been there all along, so self-evident yet willfully avoided” –C.D. Wright
You can also order books directly from the author:
j.surowiecki@sbcglobal.net