title: Electronic Corpse: Poems from a Digital Salon
author: M Ayodele Heath
description: M.AyodeleHeath is author of Otherness (Brick Road Poetry Press) and serves as the brain of this Electronic Corpse. Recipient of fellowships to Caversham Centre for Artists (South Africa) and Cave Canem, he is a top individual 10-finisher at the National Poetry Slam. A graduate of the MFA in Poetry at New England College, he is a former McEver Visiting Chair in Writing at Georgia Tech. His work has appeared widely in journals and anthologies including diode, Muzzle, Crab Orchard Review, Mississippi Review, and Indias International Gallerie. Virtually, he lives at www.ayospeaks.com. Physically, he lives and writes in Atlanta.
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  # THE MARINER
  
  
  ## Ade Grant
  
  
  
  
  
  ![Ade Grant](../images/00001.jpeg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _Also by Ade Grant_
  
  
  
  
  
  POETRY  
  
  
  Zigglyumph and Other Poems  
  
  
    
  
  
  SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS  
  
  
  Rotten Philosophy (Out Of Print)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © Ade Grant 2011  
  
  
  Ade Grant asserts the moral right to be identified as the
  
  
  author of this work. No part of this work may be
  
  
  reproduced, copied or otherwise redistributed without
  
  
  the express permission of the copyright holder. If you
  
  
  want to reproduce, pass on, or quote any part of this
  
  
  text, please apply to zigglyumph@gmail.com  
  
  
  All work contained within is fiction and any similarity
  
  
  to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
  
  
  Artwork, used with permission, by Christopher Hayes
  
  
  For more information about this book, other works
  
  
  and live appearances please visit
  
  
  www.adegrant.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _For she who keeps me sane  
  
  
  Without you I too would be lost  
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  Special thanks