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Literature John Gartland Biography Englishman, John Gartland, sometimes called ”the Poet Noir”,  has a Master’s Degree in Elizabethan and Shakespearian Drama, has  been steel worker, sales director, university lecturer, playwright, novelist  and poet,  and, currently, is resident in Bangkok. His published works can be found at amazon.com/author/amazonjohngartland His first novel, Orgasmus, is available from  Amazon. Bangkok, Heart of Noir, a collection of his poetry, and the paintings of Chris Coles, is available on Amazon. Blanc et Noir, a collection of his poetry, and the photography of Mark Desmond Hughes, is available on Amazon. His novella, Resurrection Room, out now on Amazon, won the plaudit from The Nation, Bangkok, “No other expat author in Thailand writes with such lyrical artistry….” Facebook features his poetry:  Lizardville Productions @lizardvilleproductions Of Different Drummers, co-authored with Kevin S. Cummings, the review for The Nation, Bangkok wrote, January 5, 2019: “I stand by my assertion in print that Gartland is by far the best of all the expatriate writers in Southeast Asia.” Click below for John's work Airstrip NEW!!!   Four Poems (.pdf) Letter to John Wilson Audio recording, read by Joey Madia with sound by Knight Berman Jr Poems I (.pdf) Poems II (.pdf) Poems III (.pdf) Poems IV (.pdf)