CRITICAL APPRAISALS: JOYCE / BECKETT // ASHBERY /// MAKIN – Part Four
Language is a toy, something played with, subverted, parodied, and explored. Continue reading CRITICAL APPRAISALS: JOYCE / BECKETT // ASHBERY /// MAKIN – Part Four
Tag: surrealism
Espresso Shots: Roses are Red, Violets are stealing loose change from my pockets while I sleep, by David S. Atkinson
Pop culture, politics, science fiction, and everyday surrealism combine into tiny literary confections. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Roses are Red, Violets are stealing loose change from my pockets while I sleep, by David S. Atkinson
Wednesday Poetry Corner: Light Reading by Stephan Delbos
Emerging from disparate scraps of phrases and images, Light Reading by Stephan Delbos is anything but. Continue reading Wednesday Poetry Corner: Light Reading by Stephan Delbos
The Complete Poems of A. R. Ammons, by A. R. Ammons
“The sheer heft of the two volumes only hints at the vast poetical output of Ammons, a variegated array of poeticules and epics, intimate confessions and scientific hymns, wordplay and wonderment.” Continue reading The Complete Poems of A. R. Ammons, by A. R. Ammons
Translation Tuesdays: The Absolute Gravedigger, by Vítěslav Nezval @ NYJB
Violent, erotic, dreamlike, and weird Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: The Absolute Gravedigger, by Vítěslav Nezval @ NYJB
Commotion of the Birds: New Poems by John Ashbery
In John Ashbery’s final book of poetry “Images coagulate and dissolve in a kaleidoscope of language.” Continue reading Commotion of the Birds: New Poems by John Ashbery
Lead Poisoning: The Pencil Art of Geof Darrow @ NYJB
“Lead Poisoning” is a fantastic voyage into the head of an artistic visionary. Continue reading Lead Poisoning: The Pencil Art of Geof Darrow @ NYJB
Commonplace Book: An excerpt from “Tarantula,” Bob Dylan’s only novel
An excerpt from “Tarantula,” Bob Dylan’s only novel. Continue reading Commonplace Book: An excerpt from “Tarantula,” Bob Dylan’s only novel
Commonplace Book: Choice excerpts from “Satanskin,” by James Havoc
Happy Halloween! Enjoy a few choice excerpts from James Havoc’s cult classic, “Satanskin.” Continue reading Commonplace Book: Choice excerpts from “Satanskin,” by James Havoc
American Odd: Zippy Stories, by Bill Griffith
This week I write about Zippy the Pinhead for my ongoing essay series, American Odd. Are we having fun yet? Continue reading American Odd: Zippy Stories, by Bill Griffith
The Driftless Area Review 