between 1873, when he became prodigiously pubic, and his long-overdue murder in  1980,  dr j.t. harramas considered himself to be possessed of poetic talents that were at least the equal of those of blake or byron.   he was, of course, wrong.   however, although few examples of his 'craft' have survived, the spiritual power, verbal viscosity and amoral incredulity of those that did are remarkably potent.   below is a selection of his most moving and edifying verse.   astronomy, indian cuisine and actors sitting at my desk with leftovers saag aloo, chicken rogan, lukewarm naan looking out the window for supernovas but seeing only a comet. and james caan.   by JT Harramas, 1922     Ants last night I drank ants by mistake and it didn't do me no harm. but if ants drank me tomorrow or the day after it would probably hurt.   - J.T. Harramas, 1907     Business To rewrite Shakespeare in binary code, And wander freely by mapping a road. Judge the work of Picasso by weight and size, And consider all fiction to be merely lies.   - Harramas, 1961     Giant Fish Poem   (Poorly rhymed by JT Harramas, 1916)   I wish... I wish I was a massive fish A fish with features quite whaleish With gills, baleen, blubber, swim bladder (and eyelashes would make me gladder) The ocean would be my new home And through its waves I'd float and roam With my tattooed flukes I'd smack the waves And make the sharks and squid my slaves Until one day a tiny, tiny boat Would enter my castle (that's really all moat) They'd cry out loud once they seen me, I'm sure "That's the biggest fuckin' fish I ever did saw" They'd harpoon me and spear me and rip me in two Hack me and slash me and mangle me too They'd process my flesh and stuff me in a can They'd ship me to Norway, Belgium and Japan To be eaten in sandwiches as if I were ham Then I could finally say "I'm a happy fish-man".     swimming pool   by Harramas, 1932   I wish I was a swimming pool, then I wouldn't be so human... the fact I have to live and work just makes me fuckin' fumin'.       Guanoman, this website and all music copyright Guanoman/Hazimba Publishing 1999-2003.