Attention, Language and Time by Mike Garofalo

Attention, Language, and Time
Selected Poetry: 2016 - 2026
By Michael P. Garofalo
Poetry WebBook, 85 pages, September 2026. No Ads!

This WebBook is a collection of poems, quips,
quintain stanzas, resource links, lists,
onions, quintain sonnets, docu-poems,
concrete and Text-Art poems, koans,
and hypertext diversions.
All by Mike Garofalo.

It features lifestyles and locales
     in the Pacific Northwest.

It traces the evolution of the poetic voices
     of one old man during a decade.

It offers many examples of
     Quintain Stanzas and Quintain Sonnets.

It essays the front and flanks of Time.

It has a Poem Title Index
                    and a Subject Index.

It provides a free audio-recordings
     of poetry readimgs by Mike Garofalo.

September 27, 2026. Ver. 32. Texts-PreSS Couve Pubs.

 

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Backup .PDF on 9/27/2026 Version 32. .PDF Version. Unedited.

Spanish Version from Google Translator. .docx Version.

Texts-PreSS Couve Publications, Vancouver, Washington State

"Discover a Decade of Poetic Evolution

in the Pacific Northwest

In Attention, Language and Time: Selected Poetry,

2016 - 2026, poet Michael P. Garofalo invites readers

on a deeply philosophical journey through the landscapes

of the Pacific Northwest and the inescapable currents of

time. Tracing a decade of artistic evolution, this collection

bridges the profound and the everyday---from the rainy

shores of the Olympic Peninsula and backyard Zen 

meditations to the role of memories, river rafting, and

the irreversible march of entropy and aging.

Garofalo’s versatile voice masterfully navigates a rich

array of forms. Readers will find grounded, conversational

narrative verse and highly structured Quintain stanzas and

Quintain Sonnets seamlessly existing alongside avant-garde

conceptual language, Dadaist surrealism, and visual Text-Art

and Concrete Poetry. Whether contemplating the quiet

fading of campfire embers, unraveling local histories, zooming

in on city life, or deconstructing the very syntax of language, 

this work constantly challenges and rewards the reader's

attention.

Available entirely for free, this 85-page, ad-free WebBook
is structured for effortless digital reading. It features intuitive
internal navigation, comprehensive thematic indexes, and
complimentary audio recordings of the author reading his own work.

Experience the intersection of nature, memory, and
language today---without paywalls or interruptions."

- By Mike Garofalo and Ms. Ai