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Poems by Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi

132 pages

Publication date: November 28, 2025

Cover art by Matthew Revert

Illustrations by Gautam Rangan

About the Author

Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi is a novelist, poet, and educator. His debut novel, 2019’s The Book of Kane and Margaret (FC2/ UAP), received a positive review from Publishers Weekly, who called it a “beautifully rendered reflection on a dark moment of American history,” while acclaimed author Jeff VanderMeer said the novel was “one of my favorite reads of this or any year,” and author Lucy Corin added that it was “an abundance of astonishments. It’s not just a great debut, it’s a great book.” You can find more at www.kiikak.com.

About the Book

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.

About the Illustrator

Gautam Rangan is an illustrator, animator, and interaction designer living in Los Angeles. He spent 8 years making media systems & visual content for massive water features at WET Design, for example light shows projected onto a 5 story tall circular waterfall at the Jewel building in Singapore. You can find more at www.gautamrangan.com.