Overview
Poetry. A new chapbook from George Albon, who is perhaps the best-kept secret in the Bay Area. Author of one book of poetry and three chapbooks, Albon has quietly pushed language in quirky and profound new directions. THOUSANDS COUNT OUT LOUD takes the sonnet form as its template, but turns each line its own distinct entitya poem unto itself. Heroism was a matter of difficulty. / To lose one's way among the sliding tones. (XXIII)