Yes, I lean toward American contemporary.
- Ted Berrigan
- John Berryman
- Richard Brautigan
- Allen Ginsberg
- Galway Kinnell
- Roger Pfingston
- Gary Snyder
- Anne Waldman
- Diane Wakoski
- Philip Whalen
Tag: Literature
Rivalry
I’ve tried to pack as much in a single line
as so-and-so did in a whole bony-assed poem
They’re not necessarily pipe dreams
The hippie movement redefined Cassia’s extended family. And then their dreams led them in redefining small-business practices.
What would you most like to see happen in the business world where you are?
In the end
Contributor’s notes often read like obituaries.
How close should two families be?
In my novel What’s Left, Cassia’s grandmother and her sister marry two brothers. One is named Pericles.
Does the idea of siblings in one family marrying siblings in another bother you? Or does it seem like a natural possibility?
Love springs from some kind of attraction
Cassia’s father grew up in a conventional middle-class family in the middle of the country. It was much, much different from her mother’s upbringing not that many miles away.
As they say, opposites attract. So, from your experience, how about an example?
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Some of my favorite contemporary novelists
- Nicholson Baker
- Russell Banks
- Virginie Despentes
- Diane DeVillers
- Louise Erdrich
- Jeffrey Eugenides
- Jonathan Letham
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Ishmael Reed
- Anne Tyler
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Your turn now to give a shoutout.
Three flash story masterpieces
“The Scarlatti Tilt,” by Richard Brautigan
“Old Joe Clark,” American folksong
The Garden of Eden, Genesis 2 and 3
The world opened up
The hippie movement opened Cassia’s father’s horizons. He wound up trekking through the Himalayas. Many others hitchhiked through Europe.
What’s the most exotic place you’ve been?
When the dead weigh in
Living in New England, I’ve found many people have ghost stories to tell, especially if they’ve inhabited an old house.
Maybe that’s why I found it so natural to see her family in that vein when it comes to my novel What’s Left. So what if hers takes place out in Indiana?
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Have you ever experienced apparitions or something else that might be described as haunted? Have you heard others tell about their encounters? What do you think?
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Jnana's Red Barn 