The United States Of Poetry (1996 Television Documentary) [Spoken Word]

Amazon.com The American poetry renaissance rolls on, and this soundtrack to the PBS special proves that the spoken word isn't just alive and well, it's kicking and snorting and rapping and bopping, too. Relative unknowns sit right alongside big guns like Leonard Cohen, Robert Creeley, Amiri Baraka, and Joseph Brodsky on this disc. The works run from sexy murmurs to social commentary, from found poetry snatches to outright comic rants, such as Matt Cook's hilarious "James Joyce," wherein Cook moans, "James Joyce is stupid. I'd rather throw dead batteries at cows than read him." Tomandandy's atmospheric music lays a solid foundation for these wordsmiths to riff over. As a whole, this disc feels as much like a midnight road trip across this wide, weird land as anything else. --Michael Ruby
ASIN: B000001EJP
VSKU: HBSV.B000001EJP.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Various Artists|Lou Reed|Leonard Cohen|Amiri Baraka|Tomandandy|Allen Ginsberg|Joseph Brodsky|Maggie Estep
Binding: Audio cd
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Condition Notes: Discs is in good condition and comes in original case with original artwork.