The following piece got the absolute minimum of editing, as sometimes the medium is part of the message and to clean things up too much would dilute the passion that Frank put into his rant. (JDF)
Trying to understand poetry and writing movements
by Frank Reardon
Put in some thoughts of your own. Let me first say I am going to ramble, SO PLEASE don't knock the grammar.
I am a fan of the "New Movement". Growing up and discovering good or decent literature in the late 80's early 90's, I can remember saying "Who the fuck is this Kerouac guy?" Picking up on the road (wich in my head was going to be some dull johnny apple seed book) I read it and not so much the content (on the road is not my fav Kerouac book) Though the difference of it. Thanks to Kerouac I was able to discover William Burroughs, who is and always will be my idol . Others I found where Ginsberg, Corso, Snyder etc. Though my enjoyment of the beats slims out, I don't like alot of them, I like a handful. Later on in life I discovered Bukowski who in turn wrote very simple about simple things. Branching out from there I discovered other drunks and gutter whores in all aspects Like Hunter Thompson etc.
Later on I got into that whole "French-American" thing, with writers like Sartre and Anais Nin, Henry Miller (i know some americans I call it french, because the main stories where writen there) also discovering Camus and Celine. Because of this main core of writers I was subjected to others like Will Self, Tom Robbins, Dylan Thomas, EE Cummings, Knut Hamsun, Blaise Cedrars, Leonard Cohen etc. etc. followed...
I wonder to myself outside of a few kick ass writers and a shit load of good ones "un noticed"... I wonder if we will have a new movement of our own "Outside of Myspace" where we travel to states, read, Help eachother out, Change the dynamics of life and literature and culture. Not to our own selfish ways but each one of us contibuting to something. I mean things in France, The Beats, It has all been done, Those are our idols (or some). We have a chance to do something good. I want more than anything (personally) to change the feeling of current literature (you see whats popular) I need say no more. You see the culture. Everytime I feel something is going to happen, I realize this is the virtual world, Im glad on some sides to know "The virtual" People, poets, etc.
In the end it is fake communication "not a movement" If the movement is to be virtual only! I want no part of it!
I have great respect for "slam" Poets Though I am tired of that and hip hop running the gambit on the poetry scene, I am tired of doing readings with a bunch Poe and Keats (lets get one thing straight ! I love those writers, but I am tired of the scene) GOD If I dressed Like a narcotic agent at every reading you would know I am immitating Burroughs, I have no want to. I am just tired of Nothing but slam, I am tired of the same redunant crap . I have met such a nice handful of brilliant writers. I will BE DAMNED If I dont read with all of you or get drunk etc. One day in my life. My Purpose is to help a change happen, My purpose is literature, My purpose is feeling. Does any one else feel that way? I can fucking taste it man! Lets try to make it fucking happen! Don't be the fucking lazy generation that always disappoints. GIVE THEM BREAD AND CIRCUS AND THEY WILL BE HAPPY! IS that how you want to live your life? Just one seed at a time. Why hold back Just fucking blow up!
Frank Reardon is a small press poet located on the East Coast and he runs Hand Grenade Publishers ("A New Place For The New Style Of Writing"). Check out what he's about and show him some respect at: http://www.myspace.com/handgrenadepublishing.
Last update : 23-03-2007 19:44
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