Arik Bjorn

Pocket Lint Arik Bjorn

"Pocket Lint" is Arik Bjorn's first book of verse. From the introduction: "Language is my love. What if I weaved words through an abstract loom, and the aesthetic result resembled Babar hanging from a bent steel crane? That is the risk of poetry--of sin."I have no idea whether my poetry is good or bad, whether it's worth the while of any reader. I know accomplished poets, yet I would never burden any of them with an invitation to write an introduction for this work. My verse deserves no vicar. "As to title, why 'Pocket Lint' instead of, say, 'Slaying Pachyderms'? If I'm being honest with myself (what other approach to poetry is there?), what are harrying mammoths to me are perhaps just tucked-away dust bunnies to you. Language has survived many onslaughts, many sieges. Mine won't be the last. "Maybe I shouldn't be so hard on myself. I didn't ask for these phantoms that only exit my head by way of nocturnal keyboard stabs. Poetry is also self-defense. Sometimes one sins to save oneself." Arik Bjorn has eight books available on Amazon, including his first novel, "The Prodigal" (2020). "The Prodigal" took 25 years to complete, and is a contemporary, comedic reshaping of The Divine Comedy. Bjorn was the 2016 Democratic Party U. S. Congressional candidate for South Carolina's 2nd District. He works as a public librarian, and currently resides in Columbia, South Carolina. His writing has been featured on a number of national websites. He has been read by lots of folks in 190 countries. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and at his website VikingWord.com .