Alternating sparse erasures of HR-speak with imagistic, lyrical confessionals, the poems confront capitalism, generative AI, and American theocracy through a trans lens. AMERICANAPOCALYPSE is a book that rejects silence and queers salvation.
—Rayne Alarcio, author of Starving the Wolf
The indomitable tommy wyatt blake has here wrought a condensed and potent crystallization of imposed, weaponized permacrisis as experienced by one among its innumerable targets—that is, all of us. Somehow terrifying, funny and hopeful in one breath, these poems remind us of the deep reality of shared vulnerability and the often absurd potentials revealed by interconnection: “you see / the internet has become / a dispatch to all times.”
—Jay Besemer, author of Theories of Performance and CHELATE
AMERICANAPOCALYPSE does what no other book could: it turns spam email into a genuinely engaging form of art. This feat is accomplished through a combination of searing political critique, dazzlingly surreal imagery, and enough tender and conversational moments to make it an accessible read for everyone from the poetry-curious to longtime fans of tommy wyatt blake’s work.
—mk zariel, author of Boy Apparition and Different With Him
tommy’s fantastic short book is an immediate classic in what we should call glitch lit. Erasures of spam emails is more than zeitgeisty—it’s the unwanted template of our poetics. tommy’s made a book out of the material of our distraction, cutting slop into stanzas you’ll want to hang out in.
—Robin Arble, author of Direct Address
Title: AMERICANAPOCALYPSE
Author: tommy wyatt blake
Publisher: Rockwood Press
Released: 2026 - May
Format: chapbook, acid-free paper, silk cover
Pages: 40
Price: $10
ISBN: 978-1-59498-221-7
Alternating sparse erasures of HR-speak with imagistic, lyrical confessionals, the poems confront capitalism, generative AI, and American theocracy through a trans lens. AMERICANAPOCALYPSE is a book that rejects silence and queers salvation.
—Rayne Alarcio, author of Starving the Wolf
The indomitable tommy wyatt blake has here wrought a condensed and potent crystallization of imposed, weaponized permacrisis as experienced by one among its innumerable targets—that is, all of us. Somehow terrifying, funny and hopeful in one breath, these poems remind us of the deep reality of shared vulnerability and the often absurd potentials revealed by interconnection: “you see / the internet has become / a dispatch to all times.”
—Jay Besemer, author of Theories of Performance and CHELATE
AMERICANAPOCALYPSE does what no other book could: it turns spam email into a genuinely engaging form of art. This feat is accomplished through a combination of searing political critique, dazzlingly surreal imagery, and enough tender and conversational moments to make it an accessible read for everyone from the poetry-curious to longtime fans of tommy wyatt blake’s work.
—mk zariel, author of Boy Apparition and Different With Him
tommy’s fantastic short book is an immediate classic in what we should call glitch lit. Erasures of spam emails is more than zeitgeisty—it’s the unwanted template of our poetics. tommy’s made a book out of the material of our distraction, cutting slop into stanzas you’ll want to hang out in.
—Robin Arble, author of Direct Address
Title: AMERICANAPOCALYPSE
Author: tommy wyatt blake
Publisher: Rockwood Press
Released: 2026 - May
Format: chapbook, acid-free paper, silk cover
Pages: 40
Price: $10
ISBN: 978-1-59498-221-7
