Flying Over the Fence with Amadou Diallo
Julien Poirier
March 2000
One of the first official chapbook publications of the UDP Collective, Flying Over the Fence with Amadou Diallo sold for 25 cents a copy. The poem was written after four NYC policemen in plain clothes shot Diallo, a young unarmed immigrant, 41 times on the stoop of his apartment building in the Bronx—and walked free. Once the rubber-band binding had been removed, the book was ingeniously designed to be shoved up Rudolph Giuliani’s right nostril with the broken handle of a peepshow mop (included in cover price).
Edition of 200.
Cover and illustrations by the author.
About the Author
Julien Poirier was a founding member of Ugly Duckling Presse, where he co-edited the first seven issues of 6×6 and edited New York Nights newspaper from 2001 to 2006. He lives in California with his wife and daughters.
In the News
Links
Other UDP titles from Julien Poirier here
Julien Poirier’s audio book Higher in Canada
Listen to Julien being interviewed and reading from his novel
Publication Details
Saddle-Stitched. 16 pp, 4.25 x 5.25 in
Publication Date: March 01 2000
Distribution: Direct Only