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01 Apr, 2026

Chasers of the Light: Poems from the Typewriter Series

Written by Tyler Knott Gregson
Published by Perigee, an imprint of the Penguin Group (2014)
Review by Dinesh Chandren

3 Min(s)

01 Apr, 2026

I remember the way the typewriter smelled, like dust and dried ink. I remember the keys and how they stuck when I first tested them. I remember the Remington logo fading on the front. Mostly, I remember how there was still enough ink left in the original ribbon to type the very first poem in the typewriter series, the first poem in this book. I typed it in the store, standing up near the entrance, with a page from a broken book I was buying for $2.00. I typed it without thinking, without planning, and without the ability to revise...

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