Tag: The Savage Detectives
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vital signs & 3 word poems
Happy November everyone! Just a quick post to share the above 3 word poem from the poetryamano project. A note about 3 word poems: I picked up the form from reading The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño years ago. I became fascinated by the punk rock way Bolaño’s poet characters spoke about the art. This…
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another bolaño lyrical alignment
Here’s another lyrical alignment from Roberto Bolaño’s The Savage Detectives. I came across this paragraph “re-aligned” in some old notes from 2008. The scene is of the enigmatic Ulises character described via another character’s story of him. I often describe Bolaño as a poet’s poet. His writing, like that of Borges, is infused with signs of a…
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bolaño: a lyrical alignment
I recently reread Robert Bolaño’s novel “The Savage Detectives.” I first read it in 2008. I had just moved to Oregon after completing my MFA, two years in NYC that were a combination of awe and awful. To be a young poet anywhere is to be confused and enchanted – and able to use words…
The Friday Influence 