Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Great Regulars: Readers enjoy following a beat

that changes tempo.

No one has understood this better than the American beat poets of the 1950s. The poetic rhythms of these urban troubadours--especially Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Amiri Baraka and Gregory Corso--were highly influenced by jazz. (Supposedly, Jack Kerouac's prose-writing style in his novel "On the Road" was inspired by jazz improvisation.)

from Anthony Maulucci: Norwich Bulletin: Tempo can guide a reader through a poem

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2 comments :

evagrius15 said...

Take a look at www.corsothefilm.com

Rus Bowden said...

Hi Gustave,

Thanks for stopping by, and for making me hip to a cool link.

You have me wondering if you and Gustave Reininger are the same.

I rarely go to movies nowadays, but won't miss Corso: The Last Beat.

Yours,
Rus