Twice is nice!

I love Nin's work. She IS totally original. Didn't know about the cartoons though! They're hilarious!

Oh, Hyperpoesia, finally, someone calls me on my amputee! 1) I am very skeptical that an amputee has never stumbled through a Flarf poem 2) just because you hit someone in the face with a dirt clod doesn't mean you don't love them (maybe s/he's consenting), a 3) yeah, I went for it. Thanks for noticing. My mind searched for the most transgressive image it could find—without using sex toys—and that's what it delivered. And now I realize: I was possessed by the power of Flarf. At first, I wanted to play it safe, and then, I was like, "I'm writing about Flarf! There's NOTHING I can't say." I've never even been able to include an amputee in my own poetry for fear of alienating people, but when Flarf's in the house, I can take a bath in a tub of mule semen! No wonder it swept our country like the hula hoop!

I went to high school with Rob. He's very funny...or, he thinks he is.

I absolutely agree. The poets I wanted to include in this little series are willfully funny—there's no mistaking that intent on the page—though their tones and intentions seem very different. When I read the work of an unfamiliar poet, I'm caught off-guard when it's funny.