Below you will find a list of all of the books and zines I have published. For each book, you will find the cover, a description, a look inside at three pages from the book, and links to purchase the books from your favorite online retailer or directly from my Weirdo Poetry Shop. All of my books and zines are available in physical form and ebook form. But not all retailers carry all formats. Hardcovers are always cheapest in the Weirdo Poetry Shop.
When was the last time you proved to yourself that you are human?
Life isn’t meant to just be endured. It’s meant to be loved. How do you go about creating a life you love? Poet-cartoonist and author Jason McBride shows that the secret to creating a life you love is to be your most human self.
Happiness doesn’t come from vision boards or birthday wishes. Happiness comes from intentionally creating a life you love through trial and error. It comes from taking responsibility for your life.
This cozy collection of 36 illustrated essays will give you the courage to stop being a servant of productivity and start seeing each day as a chance to make small choices that create a life of peace, happiness, and contentment.
You only have one shot at this life. Why not choose to create a life you love?
Click here to find this book at your favorite online bookseller or buy directly from my Weirdo Poetry Shop.
Find the Miraculous in the Ordinary
This second full collection of haiku comics from Jason McBride explores the beauty and bittersweetness of the connection between humans and nature.
Created with collage drawings, similar to the process Eric Carle employed in his iconic illustrations, each comic serves as a reminder of the flawed beauty of human art. 100 haiku comics are divided into four sections, following the four seasons.
This is the perfect picture book for kids and grown-ups.
Haiku from the Anthropocene is full of emotional, vibrant haiku and stunning illustrations.
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Beautifully Illustrated Haiku
This collection of haiku comics from the popular poetry newsletter Weirdo Poetry will fill you with a sense of wonder and awe. With over 100 incredible comics, this book will remind you that there is still hope and peace in our world if you know where to look.
Each poem is a small story that gives you a pop of emotion. It’s the kind of book you’ll return to again and again. You can take it anywhere! Reach for it when you need an escape from the real world.
This is the perfect picture book for grown-ups.
Wild Divinity is full of emotional, vibrant haiku and stunning illustrations.
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What If You Were Stuck in Space?
These three illustrated stories explore the struggle to find joy when you’re trapped far from home.
This collage-art graphic novel transports you to a lonely lunar mining colony, a dangerous, dilapidated space station, and the far reaches of our galaxy.
Each story is set in our near future and forces us to confront how the choices we make today are already shaping our future.
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Book 3 in the Twisted Haiku series
600 Tiny Science-Fiction Stories
Imagine reading 600 tiny stories, where each one was only 17 syllables long. Travel through time, tangle with dangerous aliens, and triumph over dystopias without ever having to leave your bedroom.
Sci-Fi Haiku contains 600 tiny science-fiction stories that cover all the most interesting themes and tropes of the genre.
Each poem is a complete story contained in just three lines. Reading this book may trigger a longing for faraway galaxies and future technological wonders.
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Click here to find Sci-Fi Haiku: 600 tiny science-fiction stories from your favorite online retailer or order directly from the Weirdo Poetry Shop.
Book 2 in the Twisted Haiku series
Looking for a Chilling Read?
Horror Haiku Will Make You Want to Sleep With the Lights On
This poetry collection has 500 tiny horror stories and is not for the faint of heart. Inside, you will find both ferocious creatures and human monsters. You will discover new phobias. Reading this haiku may give you the sensation that the walls are closing in, that your house is full of sinister, unexplained noises, and that the spider you lost track of is in your bed. Proceed at your own risk.
Each poem is like a mini horror story. As one fan put it:
“Jason’s work is wonderfully disturbing.”
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Click here to find Horror Haiku: 500 tiny horror stories at your favorite online retailer or order directly from the Weirdo Poetry Shop.
Book 1 in the Twisted Haiku series
400 tiny pirate stories
This collection of pirate haiku is full of exaggerated tales of daring hijinks on the high seas.
Hear from the scallywags, bilge rats, and rapscallions themselves as they write three-line poems about everything from the lies they tell to the ways they plan to get even with their captain.
Enjoy more than 400 poems about rakish sea dogs and their misadventures.
Order your copy of Pirate Haiku today!
Click here to find Pirate Haiku: 400 tiny pirate stories at your favorite online retailer or buy directly from the Weirdo Poetry shop.
Zines
My zines (pronounced like magazine) are 30-50-page publications that are more like an extra-long comic book or chapbook than a regular book or graphic novel. Becasue of the weird mechanics of the publishing industry, my zines are not as widely available as my full-length books. The best place to find the physical versions of my zines is The Weirdo Poetry Shop. Eventually, the ebook versions will be widely available, but for now you can get a DRM-free ebook version of every zine directly from me. The ebook zines come as a PDF or EPUB file and can be read on any IOS or Android device as well as any dedicated ereader tablets like the Kindle, Nook, Clara, or Boox.
You Won’t Believe What a Kaiju Can Do in Just 17 Syllables
Japan is the land of giant monsters and tiny poems. Kaiju Haiku fuses these two cultural forces into one stunning full-color explosion!
Remember the awe of discovering giant monster movies as a child? Imagine recapturing that magic. Experience the wonder one more time through stunning haiku set to surreal abstract comic book art.
Each poem is a small exploration of kaiju cinema. A burst of nostalgia. A pop of insight. Lurking below the surface, they are also an invitation to slow down, to look twice. Mirrors disguised as windows. What will you see looking back at you?
Then, like a burst of a fireball from outer space, the vivid kaleidoscopic comic art of Jason McBride explodes onto each page – transporting you to parts unknown.
Kaiju Haiku is an art museum that fits into your pocket. A traveling companion. Reach for it anytime the ordinary becomes a little too ordinary. The giant monsters are waiting.
This zine was a collaboration with author Chad Ellis Boykin.
Click here to find Kaiju Haiku at your favorite retailer. You can learn more about this zine and other books on the Jobber House Press website.
A Collection of Weird, Surreal & Abstract Poetry Comics!
Jason McBride delivers a collection of full-color poetry comics that takes you to strange new worlds and allows you to escape from your doomscrolling for a bit.
Each poem is a self-contained story in its own weird way. While several of these comics are haiku, there are also several other poetry forms. Each comic is an experiment in either format, art, or subject matter.
Deconstructed Numbers is part comic book and part weird art book.
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Available exclusively from my Weirdo Poetry Shop.
