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On the differences between folk and commodity art, as per slam and academia

by Joe Weil Poetry and Poetics

On the differences between folk and commodity art, as per slam and academia

By Joe Weil

I read Williams the same way I read vampire comics: for pleasure and for the purposes of theft. This is the folk art way, and it survives commodity art even when it is packaged and sold.

Jan
25
2012
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I read Williams the same way I read vampire comics: for pleasure and for the purposes of theft. This is the folk art way, and it survives commodity art even when it is packaged and sold.

Sweet Sue Terry and “Hurt Hawks”

by Joe Weil Arts & Society

Sweet Sue Terry and “Hurt Hawks”

By Joe Weil

At one point, I made a very precarious living playing piano in a couple bars, one of which was run by a coke fiend who had a driver pick me up for the gig three times a week.

Jan
18
2012
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At one point, I made a very precarious living playing piano in a couple bars, one of which was run by a coke fiend who had a driver pick me up for the gig three times a week.

Presence beyond the spoken or written word

by Joe Weil Poetry and Poetics

Presence beyond the spoken or written word

By Joe Weil

I always think that a poem “off the page” becomes an “act” of language rather than a poem, a thing made out of words.

Jun
15
2011
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I always think that a poem “off the page” becomes an “act” of language rather than a poem, a thing made out of words.

Poem of the Week: Etheridge Knight

by Joe Weil Poems of the Week

Poem of the Week: Etheridge Knight

By Joe Weil

[Feeling Fucked Up]

Mar
10
2011
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[Feeling Fucked Up]

Literary Movements: Insider as Outsider and Token Renegade

by Joe Weil Academia

Literary Movements: Insider as Outsider and Token Renegade

By Joe Weil

When gaining a foothold among the establishment, it is important the so called “outsiders” or mavericks have a figure fully anchored within the establishment who can be “acceptable.”

Dec
29
2010
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When gaining a foothold among the establishment, it is important the so called “outsiders” or mavericks have a figure fully anchored within the establishment who can be “acceptable.”

Performance and Poetry: A Conversation with poets Adele Kenny, Tom Healy and Joe Weil

by THEthe Poetry Blog Editors Poetry and Poetics

Performance and Poetry: A Conversation with poets Adele Kenny, Tom Healy and Joe Weil

By THEthe Poetry Blog Editors

PART 1 PART 2

Apr
18
2010
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PART 1 PART 2