false 304125 1 Besides letting you know that Allen Ginsberg, John Giorno, and Hal Sirowitz are all collected here, I could tell you that this anthology crackles with irreverent energy, defiant audacity, and sybaritic sexuality. But that would be a bit much, wouldn't it? How about this heartbroken excerpt, then, from Nicole Blackman (my favorite discovery in the book): "we can finish each other's sentences. / she laughs a lot. / there's something wrong with her / but she won't say what it is. / she's the only friend who hasn't turned on me yet. / but she will. / they always do." 295157 15 3 1997 Verses That Hurt: Pleasure and Pain from the POEMFONE Poets total:89|5:27|4:39|3:22|2:1|1:0| 89 359 123 21 4 0 false false Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Thu Aug 06 12:23:39 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 12:27:42 -0700 2009 4 2 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Mar 16 16:40:20 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 16:41:08 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Thu Sep 24 14:38:40 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 14:40:51 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu May 21 18:09:50 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 18:10:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 08 05:44:32 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 05:45:06 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Aug 26 23:32:19 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 23:32:33 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Mon Nov 26 08:08:26 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 08:51:04 -0800 2007
Recommended if you like emotional poetry with catchy word play - Avoid it if you can't handle angst.

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