"Alchemy represents John Yamrus at his very best. These poems are not only written in blood, they are carved in bone. The heart-rending illustrations by Janne Karlsson, the wicked exterior by Julie Michelle Sparenberg, and the marrow deep introduction by Mark Statman heighten the magnificent achievement that Alchemy represents-as the alphabet is transformed from mute ink into living flesh."
—Wolfgang Carstens, Factory Reject"Alchemy is a remarkable book, one that is as old as Catullus and as new, or even newer, than tomorrow's next wave."
—Mark Statman, A Map of the Winds
"Alchemy represents John Yamrus at his very best. These poems are not only written in blood, they are carved in bone. The heart-rending illustrations by Janne Karlsson, the wicked exterior by Julie Michelle Sparenberg, and the marrow deep introduction by Mark Statman heighten the magnificent achievement that Alchemy represents-as the alphabet is transformed from mute ink into living flesh."
—Wolfgang Carstens, Factory Reject"Alchemy is a remarkable book, one that is as old as Catullus and as new, or even newer, than tomorrow's next wave."
—Mark Statman, A Map of the Winds