John M. Bennett (b. 1942, Chicago) is an American experimental text, sound, and visual poet, who has won the attention of critic Richard Kostelanetz, and other commentators on the avant-garde. As well as steadily producing and distributing his own work, Bennett, through "Luna Bisonte Prods", a small press business founded in 1974, has published thousands of limited edition items by writers who compose visual poetry, wordart, and other experimental fiction/art/poetry. Bennett's work, publications (including 30 years of "Lost & Found Times" magazine), and papers are collected in several major institutions, including Washington University (St. Louis), SUNY Buffalo, The Ohio State University and The Museum of Modern Art. Bennett himself is the curator of the "Avant Writing Collection", "The William Burroughs Collection", and "The Cervantes Collection" at The Ohio State University Libraries. More information about Luna Bisonte Prods & a more extensive resume can be found at www.johnmbennett.net Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... Richard Cory Kostelanetz (14 May 1940, New York City) is a prolific American artist, author and critic. ... Washington University in St. ... University at Buffalo The University at Buffalo, formerly known as the State University of New York at Buffalo, is located in Buffalo, New York, USA, and is one of the four university centers operated by the State University of New York. ... This article is about Ohio State; there is also an Ohio University. ... General Electric GE90-115B fanblade, on display at MOMA. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. ... This article is about Ohio State; there is also an Ohio University. ...

Recent Publications

• THE PEEL (Anabasis,2004)
• rOlling COMBers (Potes & Poets Press)
• CHAC PROSTIBULARIO (with Ivan Arguelles) (Pavement Saw Press, 2001)
• MAILER LEAVES HAM (Pantograph Press, 1999)
• LOOSE WATCH (Invisible Books, 1998)
• GLUE (xPress(ed), 2005)
• INSTRUCTION BOOK (Luna Bisonte Prods, 2006)
• CANTAR DEL HUFF (Luna Bisonte Prods, 2006)
• LA M AL (Blue Lion Books, 2006)
• SOUND DIRT (with Jim Leftwich) (Luna Bisonte Prods, 2006)

Performances/ Sound Works

Bennett has performed solo and with numerous musicians and other poets, often with the collaborative sound poetry group THE BE BLANK CONSORT, which has released a recording titled SOUND MESS.

As Visual Poet

Bennett has exhibited his visual poetry internationally.

As Mail Artist

Bennett has been active in the mail art network since about 1974.