Re: JDS the Poet
the.tourist@excite.com
Mon, 22 Feb 1999 21:26:20 -0800 (PST)
> I fear one young real-poet-to-be
> might read Brendan's post and give up *too
> soon*. One might not be any good
> at it for quite awhile. But, yes, this
> hypothetical young poet had better
> be willing to do "the God-damn hard work" for the > distance.
God--don't let the likes of *me* discourage *any*body, please. I'm still
pretty good at dumping my sloppy emotions on the page, only I've moved from
breaking up with my girlfriend to breaking up with Jesus--which is
essentially the same poem, only when you're writing about Jesus you can feel
more wicked.
> I will check out Pinsky. Any particular volume?
The one I read from cover to cover about six nights in a row is called
"History of My Heart". The one I've got checked-out now is called "An
Explanation of America", or something like that, but I've been putting it
off because I can't stop rereading Richard Brautigan's "Revenge of the
Lawn". If you haven't read that, you might move Pinksy--or anybody
else--down one notch on your literary wish-list.
--Brendan
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