And in accordance with tradition, Uncle Bill will now lead us in "A Thanksgiving Prayer" (1986).
A Thanksgiving prayer from William S. Burroughs
Paul McCartney tells the story of writing Eleanor Rigby
From the Beatles 1966 album Revolver, "Eleanor Rigby" embodied a shift for the band from pop rock and rollers to a more mature group eager to experiment and harness the power of studio production and emerging technology. In the New Yorker, Paul McCartney wrote down the story behind all the lonely people. From the New… READ THE REST
Jim Carroll is one of my favorite poets. Watch him read a poem
"For Elizabeth" is a two-and-a-half minute video, shot in black and white, of Jim Carroll (one of my all time heroes) reading some of his poetry. This video was directed by Jesse Dylan and shown at Lollapalooza in 1993. Carroll is best known for his 1978 autobiography, The Basketball Diaries, and his band, The Jim… READ THE REST
The most powerful poem ever published by Barren Magazine
This weekend, Barren Magazine's Danielle Rose wrote on the mirage of poetry. "I wish poets understood that the general population has no interest in what we do, so when we speak we are speaking only to each other," she tweeted. "The delusion that poetry is something powerful is a straight line to all kinds of… READ THE REST
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