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 City: SAN FRANCISCO, CA USA
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.
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http://boxingoctopus.blogspot.com/2009/12/dw-lichtenbergs-ancient-book-of-hip-hmm.html
http://www.spdbooks.org/pages/staff-picks/default.aspx
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