Joseph Lisowski's published books include The Brushwood Gate, translations of Wang Wei with original calligraphy and illustrations (Black Buzzard Press, 1984); Spring Street Blues, poems of penitentiary life (Black Bear Publications, 1987); Near the Narcotic Sea, poems of the Caribbean (Cottage Wordsmiths, 1992); and Looking for Lauren, a detective fiction novel (Amelia, 1998).