Poetry. JUBILANT THICKET teems with the eccentric, strange, and boundlessly authentic--neoclassical poems, social satire, musical suites, limericks and lyrics. There is spleen, salt and a delicious sarcasm, as Williams finds inspiration in Mahler and Mojo Nixon, William Blake and whimmy-diddles. "Of all the Black Mountain poets... Jonathan Williams is the wittiest, the least constrained, the most joyous"--The New York Times.
Author City: Scaly Mountain, NC USA
Jonathan Williams (1929-2008) founded the Jargon Society—a publisher dedicated to experimental fiction, photography, and visionary folk art—and has championed the underdog, maverick, and outsider in the arts for fifty years. He has also published over 100 of his own books, pamphlets, and broadsides of poetry, essays, and photography. He lived on Skywinding Farm in rural North Carolina.
Reviews and Other Links
http://jacketmagazine.com/38/index.shtml#jw
http://www.stridemagazine.co.uk/2005/Aug%202005/corkish.williams.htm
http://www.bookslut.com/marsupial_inquirer/2008_05_012792.php
http://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2005/05/two-of-oldest-and-most-cherished.html