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By investigating the relationship between acoustical technologies and twentieth-century experimental poetics, this collection, with an accompanying compact disc, aims to 'turn up the volume' on printed works and rethink the way we read, hear, and talk about literary texts composed after telephones, phonographs, radios, loudspeakers, microphones, and tape recorders became facts of everyday life.

The collection's twelve essays focus on earplay in texts by James Joyce, Ezra Pound, H.D., Samuel Beckett, William Burroughs, Amiri Baraka, Bob Kaufman, Robert Duncan, and Kamau Brathwaite and in performances by John Cage, Caribbean DJ-poets, and Cecil Taylor. From the early twentieth-century soundscapes of Futurist and Dadaist 'sonosphers' to Henri Chopin's electroacoustical audio-poèmes, the authors argue, these states of sound make bold but wavering statements—statements held only partially in check by meaning. The accompanying CD offers soundtracks of early radio sounds, poetry readings, Dada cabaret performances, jazzoetry, audiopoems, and contemporary Caribbean DJ dub poetry.

The contributors are Loretta Collins, James A. Connor, Michael Davidson, N. Katherine Hayles, Nathaniel Mackey, Steve McCaffery, Alec McHoul, Toby Miller, Adalaide Morris, Fred Moten, Marjorie Perloff, Jed Rasula, and Garrett Stewart. ... Read more

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must own if you're into sound art/theory/poetry, etc.
The title of my review says it all--this is an essential collection for anyone serious about sound art/theory/poetry or avant-garde music.The CD is a very nice bonus, full of unbelievable rarities as well.

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By focusing on "earplay" in texts by James Joyce, Ezra Pound, and other modern writers, this collection's twelve essays investigates the relationship between acoustical technologies and 20th-centuryexperimental poetics. The accompanying CD offers soundtracks of earlyradio sounds, poetry readings, Dada cabaret performances, jazzoetry,audio-poems and contemporary Caribbean DJ dub poetry. ... Read more

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Autobiographical narrative poetry from movie star Michael Madsen. 185 pages of tough yet compassionate work from the star of films such as Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, 44 Minutes and many others. Introduction by Quentin Tarantino. Illustrated with photographs from Madsen's private collection. ... Read more

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MR. BLONDE IS A "BLESSING IN DISGUISE!"
I bought this book at Borders last year and attended a reading/signing with Michael Madsen. It's great on the page, but it's even better on stage!!! When Madsen reads his poetry in his trademark raspy voice, he just grabs you by the ears and leaves listeners hanging on his every word (this book is also availble on Spoken Word CD--BUY IT!). If you ever get a chance check him out at a local signing... it's worth the trip! "A Blessing of the Hounds" yields some great poetry, intimate photos and a rare glimpse into a complex entertainment personality. I especially liked "Sinatraless" and "Virginia." Madsen's poetry is existential at times, humorous at other times-- he gets you thinking. He's a rebel like Rimbaud.

Mr. Blonde is not such a bad guy afterall... or is he? READ THE BOOK! ... Read more

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Chapters: Mike Myers, Bob Locker, Dick Bertell, Don Wengert, Mike Busch, Jim Walewander, Curt Kaufman. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Michael Stanley Myers (born June 26, 1969 in Arlington Heights, Illinois) is a former left-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Myers attended high school at Crystal Lake Central High School in Illinois and later pitched at Iowa State University. In the summers of 1988 and 1989, he pitched for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Myers was in the minor leagues for parts of six seasons. In his final four minor league seasons, he was 14-27 with a 4.29 ERA. He was used primarily as a starting pitcher until 1995, when he pitched 42 games, all in relief, for the Charlotte Knights and Toledo Mud Hens. Myers was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the fourth round of the 1990 amateur draft. Before he ever played for the Giants at the major league level, he was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1992 Rule 5 draft. He made his major league debut with the Marlins on April 25, 1995, pitching an inning of scoreless relief. In August of that year, the Marlins traded Myers to the Detroit Tigers as the player to be named later from an earlier deal between the two clubs. He would pitch for Detroit through the 1997 season, and then he would spend time with the Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Chicago White Sox. Myers is a submarine pitcher, throwing the ball with his arm at or below his shoulder rather than above. When Myers was with the Tigers, Baseball Hall of Famer Al Kaline, then a broadcaster with the team, suggested that Myers experiment with the submarine style of pitching. His luck improved in his next two a...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=883711 ... Read more

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Andrew Geoffrey "Andy" Kaufman (January 17, 1949 ? May 16, 1984) was an American entertainer, actor and performance artist. While often referred to as a comedian, Kaufman did not consider himself one. He disdained telling jokes and engaging in comedy as it was traditionally understood, referring to himself instead as a "song and dance man." ... Read more