John Yamrus

John Yamrus has been a fixture on the poetry scene since 1970. He’s published eighteen volumes of poetry, two novels, and his poetry is widely published in magazines around the world. His poems have been taught at both the high school and the college level and selections of his work have been translated into several languages, including Spanish, Swedish, Italian, French, Japanese, and Romanian. His work has been described by the great Milner Place as “a blade made from smooth honest steel, with the sharpest of edges.”

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“Two major qualities prevail in Yamrus’s recent work: economy and punch. No word is unnecessary or out of place; the timing is impeccable; and, most difficult of all, the endings hit just the right balance of summation, revelation, and surprise”—Gerald Locklin

“John Yamrus is a remarkable poet, who uses a perfect choice of form to produce poems in the simplest language that run deep. A master of using the ordinary in an extraordinary way.”—Milner Place

“John Yamrus, as a poet, is like an expert skeet shooter that hits the clay pigeon no matter what the speed, angle or trajectory; in poem after poem, his sharp mind nails its target every time.”—Rob Plath

“I’ve come to respect John’s mastery of conversational mechanics and no doubt believe he is one of only a few that have successfully laid a cornerstone for the conversation poem.”—Bernard Alain

“John Yamrus remains one of my favorite authors. I can sit down and read one of his books start to finish – and along the way, laugh at his jokes, marvel at his wit, and every now and then a golden brick of enlightenment drops on my head.”—Wolfgang Carstens

“The poetry of John Yamrus demands more attention. There is real blood in this man’s work.”—Todd Moore