Video poems are from a forthcoming book of poetry published by Newlights Press named The Heads of my Friends, my Family, my Colleagues.

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Secondary Sound
Paperback: 90 pages
Publisher: BlazeVOX Books (2008)
ISBN-10: 1934289647
ISBN-13: 978-1934289648

Secondary Sound is a full-length book of poetry and fiction that addressed open-source culture, copyright reform, piracy, love, and struggling to retain a voice in the perpetual re-sounding of digital information.

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Silver Standard (Newlights Press, 2006) is a book of poetry concerning the housing bubble, out-sourcing, and digital downloading. It is dedicated to Alan Greenspan.
  • The Survivalists Guide to Contemporary Mood Inhibitors
    The Survivalists Guide to Contemporary Mood Inhibitors
    Chapbook by Newlights Press, 2002 - letter-pressed cover, perfectly bound.
  • Man Pointing Poem
    poem for the BMA's new audio tour
  • poem for the BMA's new audio tour
    poem for the BMA's new audio tour
  • Silver Standard 2006
    Silver Standard 2006
    Newlights Press, Poems and images by Justin Sirois, 56 pages, softcover, with printed and stapled dustjacket that adheres to book through a series of magnetic strips, double signature pamphlet stitched, 8 1/8� x 5 1/8�, Letterpress dustjacket & cover, digitally printed pages, staples, magnets, Edition of 100
  • Silver Standard 2006
    Silver Standard 2006
    Newlights Press, Poems and images by Justin Sirois, 56 pages, softcover, with printed and stapled dustjacket that adheres to book through a series of magnetic strips, double signature pamphlet stitched, 8 1/8� x 5 1/8�, Letterpress dustjacket & cover, digitally printed pages, staples, magnets, Edition of 100
  • Secondary Sound free book!
    Cannibalism, pirates, zombies, ringtones, corporations, kittens, pea coats: Secondary Sound is about cycling and recycling. Like the journal of a pirate marooned on a deserted isle, this book tracks the sifting of 21st century culture for anything usable, something sustainable, something that won't devolve into something toxic. There's an equally deep anxiety about the desire for those things â?? what if Pirate does create the ringtone to silence all other ringtones? What if stealing from the polycephalic mega-corporations is just corporate training boot camp? Cannibalism has an ethics; all heads come from heads; we're just looking for a little harmony. ------ Ken Rumble (author of Key Highway)
  • Secondary Sound (BlazeVOX books, 2008)
    Secondary Sound (BlazeVOX books, 2008)
    Sometimes a ringtone is just a ringtone, but not very often. Mostly they say things like "hope you got away from yourself safe," or "reformat a thief into a reverted serf," or "felt more real watching it onscreen." This is not a technological book, it's about people, so it's techno-illogical-- it's about hiding & thieving & occasionally, love. sirois has written here a stunning documentary attempt at re-lyricizing our stupid alienations. He succeeds, we don't. Ahoy there Group Gropers, press send. ---- Rod Smith (author of Deed, The Good House and founder of Edge Books, DC)
  • poem - OYHSTWTM
  • poem - TWWDATOETOAA
  • poem - IMATAMY