Taylor Mead, a Simple Country Girl

by Taylor Mead

Taylor Mead's fourth book--his best and funniest book--and his first book in twenty years, "Taylor Mead, a Simple Country Girl," is a collection of poems that are bright, ephemeral, and brilliant downtown Zen. Once Poet Laureate of Andy Warhol's Factory and now an indomitable octogenarian, Taylor Mead has recently been seen in Jim Jarmusch's latest, "Coffee and Cigarettes." He's a renowned actor, having appeared in innumerable underground classics from Warhol's "Lonesome Cowboys" to the first film of the Beat generation, "The Flower Thief." On stage he created the title role in Frank O'Hara's "The General Returns from One Place to Another" and Michael McClure's "Spider Rabbit." Taylor Mead continues to be the most avant poet on the block¿if he were in Japan, he'd be a National Treasure. Here, he's got a weekly cocktail gig at the Bowery Poetry Club (every Friday at 6:30). Who but Taylor Mead could possibly head the list of a series of books published under the Bowery Poetry Club imprint? Described by the New York Times as "that beacon on the Bowery" and proclaimed "the best poetry club in the world" by the Village Voice, the BPC has launched with YBK Publishers a series of books of and on poetry that will bring the freshest poetry to center stage¿in fact, much of the work originates right on stage at the Club. Continuing the series of books will bring you the Club's Bartenders, complete with poetry recipes and "The Bowery Girls," five young women poets of the Bowery.

Genres: Poetry

120 pages, Paperback

First published January 31, 2005

Reviews

[Lianne · Rating 2 out of 5]

Said so much in so little and quite funny too. He would've been great at Twitter.

[Marion for a Free Palestine · Rating 4 out of 5]

A brilliant voice of 1960's drug culture in New York, and a true performance artist, Taylor Mead is wonderful to read and even better to hear. He isn't for everyone, but if you are interested in Warhol/1960's history and gay culture then he is a must. Also, to hear a bit of him watch the movie Coffee and Cigarettes.

[Jasmine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I believe that the Bowery Poetry Bar copy or this book somehow made it to my couch. I read it while I microwaved pizza. It is giantly fast. Fun, and even has a couple of really thoughtful poems. it takes 4 minutes about, everyone has 4 minutes.