Apparition Poems, K

 

 These are two 1K consonant Scribd editions of Apparition Poems: original book pdf and Lost Twins.

Madame Psychosis: 2023

 

 Madame Psychosis, an eccentric sired by one David Foster Wallace... 

Chimes 2.0

 

Chimes 2.0 takes the original 2009 Blazevox ur-text and adds several layers of polish, establishing a sense of textual sleekness in the book, of the aerodynamic. This, even as the narrative arc of the book remains the same, and what is now hollowed out allows the narrative, and the Steinian voice which conveys it, room to breathe. Cover shot is of the Elkins Park Septa station in Elkins Park, Pa, and is meant to convey an overtone of travel, of journeys undertaken, starting from youth and home. This is built into the book's spine. As is visible, this is now a book that has been read and experienced by thousands, and remains on the move in 2023.   

Loyola University: 2008: Opera Bufa

 

As per other Happenings Fifteen Years Time Ago: on July 6, 2007, I read with a bunch of Chicago poets at Kate the Great's bookstore in Andersonville, Chi-Town. We wound up doing three Philly Free School readings at Kate the Great's; the final one, in the summer of '08, capped off a trip on which I lectured at Loyola behind Opera Bufa. Illustrated here is a Loyola (Prof. Laura Goldstein) syllabus featuring the book: 

this, also, is a term paper written on the book for the class by Stacy Blair:

But, back to the main: I forgot to mention: Philadelphia and Chicago do share many key issues. Chicago's image problem is a hinge to Philadelphia's: that to make Chi-Town simple is a fool's game. Down to rich Chicago suburbs appearing in 80s movies with which we learned our moves as kids (Bueller? Bueller?). And here's another big Aughts Chicago push for Opera Bufa. Here is Opera Bufa in its entirety on WAV file: