false 6494556 1 You're at your computer. Tickets are a tense, electrifying few seconds from going on sale. Eyeing the time, you're hitting "Refresh," and elsewhere, all your friends are doing the exact same thing. That's Paul Siegell's jambandbootleg. A widespread, high-spirited head rush. Desperation, fretfulness—all out life-leaping. "The party starts in the parking lot," indeed. With poems shaped like a guitar, the American flag, even a Golgi apparatus, Paul's monumental artworks could easily transform into posters. His is a poetry of exploration, heart and astonishment. Simply put: read Paul Siegell's music. Read it as if listening to the most banging bootleg. 6686001 1 7 2009 jambandbootleg total:14|5:11|4:3| 14 67 43 9 5 2 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 15:42:41 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 07:08:29 -0700 2009 3 The Idea and Word Artistry of Poet Paul Siegell
By Grady Harp

Paul Siegell bounces onto the stage of contemporary American poetry as a fresh
flash of colorful originality. He plays with letters that compose words/thoughts,
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Like his dazzling debut Poemergency Room, Paul Siegell’s second collection jambandbootleg buzzes with exuberance so huge the book can barely contain it. From the blurb by his dad—“What a rush!” to the “(((Whooo’s got my...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 11:41:15 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 13:19:20 -0700 2009 Jambandbootleg, I kept flipping through it, amazed at the energy and the creativity that fill these pages. Finishing the book is like lingering on the fairground long after a concert that you've been saving up for, dying to see, is through and you're left astounded at wh...more...]]> 5 0 true false Tue Jun 30 06:34:08 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 19:37:00 -0700 2009 IF YOU WOULD LIKE A SIGNED COPY AT A DISCOUNT, EMAIL ME

Poems appeared, or will, in 5 AM, BlazeVOX, If Poetry Journal, Kulture Vulture, MiPOesias, Moria, New Pony: A Horse Less Anthology, Otoliths, PFS Post, Pinstripe Fedora, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Press 1, RATTLE, SAWBUCK, Shampoo, Sir...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jun 29 11:36:37 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 07:14:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 16:18:09 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 08:11:24 -0700 2009 5 2 false false Tue Aug 11 13:42:57 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 15:11:07 -0700 2009
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