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I didn't just kind of like
Julien Poirier's book, I thought it was fantastic. I mean, I really, really, really liked it. The language inside is delectable on pages too grey. The cover is nice paper with nice ink. It has cartoons that are like palate-cleansing sorbet between courses. It's all imbued with an energy that I think is often lacking in books of poetry, one that I aspire to. It's not that clumsy exuberance that is going around like the flu this season, but like an orchestrated effort done with great enthusiasm.
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It makes me want to submit my book to Insert Press. My book is called
The Haunting of Ninja Town. I think it would be perfect for them, but my friend, Salinger, wants me to wait until someone asks me for it. He doesn't think I should submit it. He thinks submitting is selling out. I don't know. Everyone who's read it thinks it's really good, but, , , whatever.
I think that Julien Poirier is a little bit of a genius. When I picked up the book, I thought, "wow, this looks so L.A." and then I noticed that it was a book by Insert Press, and I thought that it was weird that they are actually from L.A. What made me think of L.A.? I think it was the cartoons. They remind me of Bukowski in a way. I am from L.A. originally.
I met Stan Apps at a barbeque that Salinger organized. He was a nice person. His press is nice, too. I don't know anything about Mathew Timmons, but I bet he's nice because Apps started Insert with him. Poirier is not from L.A. I think I remember hearing that he was from the S.F. Bay, but there's no bio in the book, so I'm not sure. I know he's involved with one of my favorite things in the world:
Ugly Duckling.
Thank you , Insert Press. Thank you, Julien Poirier
2 comments:
i love ugly duckling too.
i want to read your book. can venom literati read it? if you say yes you will be invited to our next meeting and we'll write amorous/important letters to you.
Yes. I would love for you guys to read it.
I love Venom Literati!
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