Why yes, poetry on gum wrappers—you should try it sometime. National Poetry Month toodles along, leaving starry trails behind it — and things get groovy with poetry glowed up with ambient musical coolness—thanks to Scott Chaffin! This one’s a love letter to poetry practice with a whole load of poems written on gum wrappers—plus a list of books that have inspired me the most! Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon
The Sick Bag Song by Nick Cave
M Train by Patti Smith
Headcleaner by Blixa Bargeld
Guilty Pleasures by Donald Barthelme
A Poet’s Glossary by Edward Hirsch
The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
Eleven Kinds of Loneliness by Richard Yates
Grapefruit by Yoko Ono
Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
The Practicing Poet edited by Diane Lockward
and Wild Raspberries ~ Andy Warhol’s cookbook of paintings with recipes on them.
Poetry Freaks (the game)
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/451053/poetry-freaks
Breakfast Poetry Live ~ daily livestreams throughout April 2024 (archived)
https://www.instagram.com/hipness_and_outrage?igsh=MTZ1b2phZmRva3pyag%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
YouTube (Breakfast Poetry Live & more)
https://youtube.com/@hipnessoutrage?si=7w5dhDo5exiU3xF9
