Bad Ink

by Dianne Borsenik

Bad Ink, a chapbook by Cleveland area poet Dianne Borsenik, is in turns shocking, erotic, irreverent, witty, and wise. Unafraid to tackle issues such as misogyny, intimacy, aggression, lust, conformity, and religious fundamentalism, she "litters the floor with sawdust verses" in this new collection of "bad ink".

24 pages, Paperback

First published February 29, 2012

About the author

Dianne Borsenik is active in the northern and mid-Ohio poetry scenes and is the publisher/editor at NightBallet Press.

Her most recent books are Raga for What Comes Next (Stubborn Mule Press, 2019) and Flight of Honey (Luchador Press, 2023). In 2023, Raga for What Comes Next was studied as part of the Modern & Contemporary American Poetry course at Muskingum University.

Borsenik's poems have appeared in hundreds of journals, anthologies, magazines, and more, including in Chiron Review, Main Street Rag, Voices of Cleveland, Poem for Cleveland, and I Thought I Heard a Cardinal Sing: Ohio's Appalachian Voices. You can see the full list of her publications and performances on her website at www.dianneborsenik.com.

Lit Youngstown printed her poem "Disco" on their tee shirts, and Speak of the Devil, an acclaimed cocktail bar in Lorain, Ohio, named a cocktail after her, both of which make her feel like a rock star!

You can connect with Dianne Borsenik on Facebook.