Dennis Cooper's Blog
December 21, 2009
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'A Bûche de Noël had its origin almost 1000 years ago in Europe. It started as a pagan tradition celebrating the winter solstice, but Christians have continued it as a Christmas eve tradition that was thought to bring good luck in the coming year. A family would burn the largest log they could find in their fireplace, using ambers from the prior year's log to help light it. Over the last couple centuries, most people have moved from hearths to furnaces, and consequently, the Yule log has ...
'A Bûche de Noël had its origin almost 1000 years ago in Europe. It started as a pagan tradition celebrating the winter solstice, but Christians have continued it as a Christmas eve tradition that was thought to bring good luck in the coming year. A family would burn the largest log they could find in their fireplace, using ambers from the prior year's log to help light it. Over the last couple centuries, most people have moved from hearths to furnaces, and consequently, the Yule log has ...
December 19, 2009
Put The Lotion In The Basket presents ... William Beckford. An English Romantic, Decadent and Exile.
William Beckford.
An English Romantic, Decadent and Exile.
Introduction.
First up I don't know too much about William Beckford apart from reading one biography and his novel Vathek so much of what is here is a cut and paste from Wikipedia. I have structured the post to include;
1. Biography of William Beckford
2. A summary of his famous novel Vathek with two links to the whole book and two additional links to videos containing readings from the first chapter.
3. The...
December 18, 2009
December 17, 2009
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DEAREST CREATURE
Amy Gerstler
(Penguin, 2009)
'Hallucinogenic plants chant in chorus. A thoughtful dog grants an interview. A caterpillar offers life advice. Amy Gerstler's newest collection of poetry, Dearest Creature, marries fact and fiction in a menagerie of dramatic monologues, twisted love poems, and epistolary pleadings. Drawing on sources as disparate as Lewis Carroll and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, as well as abnormal psychology, etiquette, and archaeology texts, these da...
DEAREST CREATUREAmy Gerstler
(Penguin, 2009)
'Hallucinogenic plants chant in chorus. A thoughtful dog grants an interview. A caterpillar offers life advice. Amy Gerstler's newest collection of poetry, Dearest Creature, marries fact and fiction in a menagerie of dramatic monologues, twisted love poems, and epistolary pleadings. Drawing on sources as disparate as Lewis Carroll and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, as well as abnormal psychology, etiquette, and archaeology texts, these da...
December 16, 2009
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Mark McCoy was born June 6, 1975 and lives in New York City. In 2009 he held a solo drawing exhibition entitled "Hallow" at LA's Hope Gallery. He runs Youthattack, a record label, and performs in the groups Failures and Ancestors. He is soon to publish two works: "When I Die Bury Me In The Clothes of My Youth", a collaboration with artist Cali deWitt, and "Cathexis", a collection of photographs.
UNVEILED: Mark McCoy ArtYOUTH ATTACK RECORDSExtended bioChristopher J. Norris on Mark McCoy's...
Mark McCoy was born June 6, 1975 and lives in New York City. In 2009 he held a solo drawing exhibition entitled "Hallow" at LA's Hope Gallery. He runs Youthattack, a record label, and performs in the groups Failures and Ancestors. He is soon to publish two works: "When I Die Bury Me In The Clothes of My Youth", a collaboration with artist Cali deWitt, and "Cathexis", a collection of photographs.
UNVEILED: Mark McCoy ArtYOUTH ATTACK RECORDSExtended bioChristopher J. Norris on Mark McCoy's...
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