Poetry. This debut collection is a case study, a documentation, a journaling. It's a bunch of poems about girls, sex, cigarettes, PBR, and everything else that is the world of hip. It is the winner of the Michael Rubin Book Award. "There is a real zest in these poems.... Lichtenberg's joy in the everyday reminds me of the daily pleasures as Frank O'Hara embraced them"--John Skoyles, author of The Situation and poetry editor of Ploughshares. "Whether riding the subway or 'talking shit about a pretty sunset,' his is a highly entertaining new voice that will win you over with its combination of disarming simplicity and incisive wit"--Elaine Equi.
Author Hometown: SAN FRANCISCO, CA USA
About the author: D.W. Lichtenberg is 24 years old and living in San Francisco. He is the author of THE ANCIENT BOOK OF HIP, an exploration into the phenomenon of hip. He is a writer, a filmmaker, a caffeine addict, an obsessive cleaner. DWL grew up on the Main Line of Philadelphia and attended New York University. He hopes one day to meet J.D. Salinger.
Reviews:
http://www.dwlichtenberg.com/
http://bit.ly/4w7UbA
http://boxingoctopus.blogspot.com/2009/12/dw-lichtenbergs-ancient-book-of-hip-hmm.html
http://www.spdbooks.org/pages/staff-picks/default.aspx
http://bit.ly/SFBookReview
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