Life, Death & Poetry
HYMNS TO THE NIGHT ROAD (Poems For Dead Parents). John Aiello. Electric Review Press. “(and)I wonder whatYou’re thinking today(as)Your eyesDart aroundThe roomLike dank mirrored spears(wondering)Where theMind goes(fecund)In clots(& waiting)To die…” … Continue reading
John Aiello’s First Book of Poems Now On Sale
HYMNS TO THE NIGHT ROAD (Poems For Dead Parents). John Aiello. Electric Review Press. With original art work by Eric Ward. John Aiello and Electric Review Press announce the release of Hymns To the … Continue reading
“First Cure”
First Cure For Allen Ginsberg’s Ghost (this)Morning I heardYou writingYour epic KaddishAll over again (there)At theKitchen tableIn the pale(mid)Night lamplight(writing)In twin rainbowsOf inkOn onionSkin parchment (these)Tear-stained websOf wordsIn linenBlue pools(out)Line … Continue reading
Springtime In New York Showcases Rock’s One True Immutable Voice
SPRINGTIME IN NEW YORK. Bootleg Series – Volume 16: 1980-1985. Bob Dylan. Sony Legacy. Produced for release by Jeff Rosen and Steve Berkowitz. It’s often been written that the 1980s was … Continue reading
Statements On Life & Death
An Interview With Mule Kick Blues Editor Garrett Caples San Francisco poet Garrett Caples was charged with the vital task of editing Michael McClure’s last book of poems (Mule Kick … Continue reading
A Meditation On Michael McClure’s Mule Kick Blues
MULE KICK BLUES – AND LAST POEMS. Michael McClure. City Lights Books. Edited by Garrett Caples. I. Poet Michael McClure was obsessed with the way words hang on the page … Continue reading
What’s The Catch? A Discussion of Joe Abercrombie’s Fiction
I’ve been working my way through the collected works of Joe Abercrombie over the past few months, starting with the two books that begin his ongoing second trilogy, The Age … Continue reading
“Scarlet In the Moonlight”
In 1975, Bob Dylan encountered violinist Scarlet Rivera one afternoon on a New York City street. In the blink of an eye in a mystical millisecond, a bond was forged. … Continue reading
Bob Dylan 1970 Extends the Idea of the Bootleg Series
BOB DYLAN LIVE 1970. 50th Anniversary Collection. Bob Dylan (featuring George Harrison). Columbia Legacy. Produced for release by Jeff Rosen and Steve Berkowitz. Sessions originally produced for Columbia by Bob … Continue reading
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