Joe Wenderoth’s first two books of poetry, Disfortune, and It Is If I Speak, were published by Wesleyan University Press, and Wave Books published his latest book of poems, No Real Light. Wave Books has also published his novel, Letters To Wendy’s, and The Holy Spirit Of Life: Essays Written For John Ashcroft’s Secret Self. His films can be seen on You-Tube. Wenderoth is Professor of English at the University of California, Davis. What’s defunct in his life? “My life itself is currently defunct. This has been a tremendous insult to my person. I have consulted doctors of every kind and haven't made any progress. Opiates, in large doses, have been effective, at least insofar as they have proven that the problem is not hypothetical.”