Pizama Press, paperback
Publication Date: May 27, 2025
Publisher Marketing: Disintegration Made Plain and Easy is the debut poetry collection from Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi. In this book, you will find surreal, absurd, dreamspeak poems full of humor, autobiographical mistruths, pop culture references, and heartfelt abstractions. With poems previously featured in Washington Square, Action Yes, Electric Lit, Your Impossible Voice, and many others, this 100 page book comes complete with line art illustrations from Gautam Rangan and cover art from Matthew Revert.
"I am laughing and frightened and not sure which way to turn." - Lemony Snicket, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events
"I go weak when I read Kiik's book." - Joanna Ruocco, author of Dan
"Cozy and deranged." - Brian Evenson, author of Good Night, Sleep Tight
“A gorgeous gut punch.” - Carol Guess, author of Infodemic
"Kiik’s brain is an endangered species." - Brandon Shimoda, author of Hydra Medusa
"I hope you are ok with nudity." - Zachary Schomburg, author of Fjords Vol. 2
