Prose from Poetry Magazine

Poetry Is Useless

A cartoonist explains.

Originally Published: July 1st, 2015

Anders Nilsen is the artist and author of, most recently, Poetry Is Useless (2015) and Rage of Poseidon (2013), both published by Drawn & Quarterly, and The End (Fantagraphics Books, 2013).

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