new from above/ground press: The Man, by Benjamin Niespodziany

The Man
a sequence of foolish men
Benjamin Niespodziany
$6

The Man with the Tail

When he argued
with his doctor
it wandered.

published in Ottawa by above/ground press
November 2025
a/g subscribers receive a complimentary copy

Benjamin Niespodziany's writing has appeared in Fence, Conduit, Fairy Tale Review, Bennington Review, and elsewhere. He has previously released two chapbooks (one with above/ground press, one with Dark Hour Books) and two full-length books (one with Okay Donkey and one with X-R-A-Y). He also hosts the Neon Night Mic reading series in Chicago and recently launched the indie publication Piżama Press. You can find more at neonpajamas.com.

This is Niespodziany's second above/ground press chapbook, after The Northerners (2021).

To order, send cheques (add $2 for postage; in US, add $3; outside North America, add $7) to: rob mclennan, 2423 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa ON K1H 7M9. E-transfer or PayPal at rob_mclennan (at) hotmail.com or the PayPal button at www.robmclennan.blogspot.com