We are even more “tao lin” right now
3:AM‘s Poetry Editor Tao Lin has been getting some deserved attention recently, including a radio spot where he was declared to be the “best guest ever” by Chris Evans. This follows Tao’s “controversial” announcement to sell off shares of his second US novel. “If you don’t know what to do with your life, or even […]
We only come out at night
The trailer for the forthcoming movie version of Bret Easton Ellis‘ The Informers.
Decadent, seedy and unforgiving
A review of 3:AM London, New York, Paris, edited by Andrew Stevens, appears in this month’s Flux magazine: 3:AM LONDON, NEW YORK, PARIS ANDREW STEVENS (ED) (SOCIAL DISEASE) This anthology of 30 micro-narratives gives a fragmented vision of the eponymous triptych of cities. Derived from the 3:AM website, devoted to giving a voice to emerging […]
rexroth, bukowski & the politics of literature
“Rexroth is a faker. Ask him what he thinks about [Robinson] Jeffers.”
“Do you ever see Bukowski?” Rexroth asked.
I told him I saw him all the time.
“Well, tell him this: If I ever meet him around anywhere, I’ll come after him with a telephone pole and beat him till he can’t walk. Will you tell him that personally for me? Promise?”
Ben Pleasants on Rexroth, Bukowski, Ezra Pound and the poetry wars.