Battle Scars by John Bennett
The name John Bennett is a not a new name to the small press by any means but is new to the Rusty Truck. In a new book published by Henry Denander at Kamini Press, Battle Scars by John Bennett gives us a glimpse of America, life and himself with word portraits, with short poems that had me nodding my head and saying I wish I’d written that:
Tea Baggers
Tea Baggers
will
go down in
history as
flag- waving
maniacs who
put the
good name of
Lipton
to shame.
In my house I have an extensive library of small press poets. I now have added Battle Scars to my collection and one John Bennett book will not be enough.
(cover art by Henry Denander)
Rusty Truck 
January 14, 2011 at 7:34 am
I have his book, too, and love it!
Tea Baggers….the poem is right on.
January 14, 2011 at 9:29 am
are you the same john bennett that used to be friends with ben hiatt??? if so, could you please contact me at dave@boles.org. thank you.
January 14, 2011 at 10:04 am
short and sweet.
January 14, 2011 at 2:47 pm
John Bennett is simply one of the most important writers around today, if not
THE most important writer. Great to see him at the Truck.
January 19, 2011 at 5:44 pm
Appreciate your kind words on Battle Scars.
And yes, I knew Ben from way back when when I published Vagabond out of the Bay Area. Sometimes I get confused with John M. Bennett who is a horse of a different color and is a librarian, I think, in Ohio…
February 6, 2011 at 5:02 pm
John Bennett is as much a part of my day as my cup of coffee in the morning and two fingers of Jack at night.