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May 21, 2006
Everybody wants in on this topic.
Kathleen Rooney weighs in over at Contemporary Poetry Review on rock stars turned poets. I made some comments on a few of the mentioned works back in October of Aught Four, including Jeff Tweedy's absurd Adult Head, which Rooney lauds, kinda, as "artistically respectable," which is pretty much bed death for anything even remotely related to rock & roll. Rooney tags David Berman's Actual Air as "brilliant," which I think is going a bit far - it's a decent book, but only seems brilliant when compared to Billy Corgan's steaming pile of FSG-packaged crap. Thankfully, Rooney agrees that Corgan's book just plain sucks, so all is right with the world tonight.
Posted by eek at May 21, 2006 11:28 PM
Comments
Billy Corgan wrote a book. (((shudder)))
Posted by: Terri at May 22, 2006 09:51 AM
Billy Corgan wrote a book? (((shudder)))
Posted by: Terri at May 22, 2006 09:52 AM
Be afraid!!
Posted by: eek at May 22, 2006 12:01 PM
I saw that at the bookstore and thought, it can't be THAT Billy Corgan. But of course, it can be.
Posted by: sac at May 22, 2006 02:38 PM
Oh, it would HAVE to be.
Posted by: eek at May 22, 2006 02:41 PM
I'm gonna write a book called "A Million Little Colonel's," but of course I'll have to embellish a bit...
Posted by: Sean at May 22, 2006 11:48 PM
It's about time you redneck sonsabitches got in on this poetry racket.
Posted by: eek at May 23, 2006 12:09 AM
What? no mention of Jewel?
Posted by: Brigid at May 23, 2006 09:57 AM
Too easy!
Posted by: eek at May 23, 2006 10:15 AM
Can't think of any good rock star poets, although the best lyrics are poetry unto themselves as I'm sure you would agree. But have you ever checked out David Thewliss' poetry? I can't find any online, but I remember reading a few poems of his in an article a long time ago. They were amazing.
Posted by: sac at May 23, 2006 10:55 AM
Actually, not so amazing, just kind of clever in a Shel Silverstein kind of way. I must have been high back then.
(The text is white, so highlight it to see.)
Posted by: sac at May 23, 2006 10:59 AM
Oh, not allowings links? OK.
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:juRhI47wOaQJ:www.geocities.com/SoHo/9633/poetry.html+david+thewlis+poetry&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1&client=firefox-a
Posted by: sac at May 23, 2006 11:00 AM
I kinda like "Love Poem." The rest are, hm, yeah, I guess y'gotta be high.
Posted by: eek at May 23, 2006 11:02 AM
Leonard Cohen has a new book of poems called "Book of Longing." He was interviewed on "Fresh Air" a few days ago.
Posted by: dottcomments at May 24, 2006 08:26 AM
I *heart* Leonard Cohen.
Posted by: eek at May 24, 2006 08:59 AM
Oh yes. God yes.
Posted by: dottcomments at May 24, 2006 10:52 AM