Trick with a Knife

I cannot review this book

May 09

Nathan TyreeLiterature, Review, poetry anger, gordon massman, poetry, tarpaulin sky, the essential numbers 3 Comments

The Essential Numbers
by Gordon Massman
Tarpaulin Sky Press

I cannot fucking review Gordon Massman’s The Essential numbers. This collection of prose poetry came in the mail over a year ago. I had been waiting for it and was quite excited when it showed up. That night I read the book in a single sitting. My reaction was one of shock. I felt numb and dazed by what I had experienced. I had to believe that the book was something other than what I first perceived.

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Poetic Fame

Mar 11

Nathan TyreeLiterature, Publishing, Web Goodies, poetry, writing fame, gordon massman, Howie Good, Jim Behrle, poetry, Poetry foundation, succcess No Comments

At Poetry Foundation Jim Behrle Writes about Becoming a famous poet. His article is funny, but also makes a number of good points (before you ask, yes, he does suggest that suicide is one means of attracting fame).
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