Whitman McGowan said of Kassel: "He always told it like it was, with outlandish humor and an uncompromising stylishness. His poetry owed more to W.C. Fields than to W.H. Auden."
You can listen to Vampyre Mike read/perform an ASTONISHING piece called, 'Say No To Despair' on the 'Night at Cafe Babar' recording I'll be releasing on Giving Tuesday, November 28. Stay tuned to Poetic Outlaws for the url!
Outstanding! I love this entire thing and the idea behind it!!! Reminds me of a piece I've wnated to do lately that I've mentally entitled 'Things I'm thinking of doing but know I never will!' This inspires me to do it! The piece that is, not the things!!!
It is great to see some outlaw work from contemporary poets who are out there in the fields do the daily work. Would you consider the work of Beat Poet Laureates like George Wallace, Ron Whitehead, Puma Perl, and Larry Jaffe?
This piece puts me right back in the Cafe Babar scene when I discovered it in 1986. Like Vampyre Mike, many of those poets were into repetition, producing an incantation that bonded the audience into a collective breath. It was really quite intoxicating.
Welcome to my world... I wanted to, but then my little girls demanded Booba and my mind melted.🤷🏻♀️
Ahhhh, this made me laugh out loud for real! Genius snarky fun!
Hard <3
"I wanted to write something that would make
Rimbaud and Baudelaire
grind their teeth in envy". I really enjoyed this
Wow, I think you might have succeeded! Great work. I enjoyed it with my morning coffee.
Whitman McGowan said of Kassel: "He always told it like it was, with outlandish humor and an uncompromising stylishness. His poetry owed more to W.C. Fields than to W.H. Auden."
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/michael-kassel-dies-poet-blues-musician-3218386.php
Yabba-dabba-doo and I love you ...and this poem. Thank you forever.
Man, would I love to write that has the effect Kassel writes about!
Where do you find these beauties?!?
You can listen to Vampyre Mike read/perform an ASTONISHING piece called, 'Say No To Despair' on the 'Night at Cafe Babar' recording I'll be releasing on Giving Tuesday, November 28. Stay tuned to Poetic Outlaws for the url!
wow - this poem blew me away and I want (and will) share it with all I know.
Outstanding! I love this entire thing and the idea behind it!!! Reminds me of a piece I've wnated to do lately that I've mentally entitled 'Things I'm thinking of doing but know I never will!' This inspires me to do it! The piece that is, not the things!!!
So glad to see you guys here!
It is great to see some outlaw work from contemporary poets who are out there in the fields do the daily work. Would you consider the work of Beat Poet Laureates like George Wallace, Ron Whitehead, Puma Perl, and Larry Jaffe?
I love this so much.
This piece puts me right back in the Cafe Babar scene when I discovered it in 1986. Like Vampyre Mike, many of those poets were into repetition, producing an incantation that bonded the audience into a collective breath. It was really quite intoxicating.
If I’d read this when I was 17 my life - which Ive loved - might have been different...
Always stay ))