I thought Knott's suicide was announced in Bly's _The Sixties_. You sure
it was _Epoch_, John? You would definitely know better than I but I
thought it was surely _The Sixties_. Viva Knott either way.
Gabe
On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, John Latta wrote:
> That homophonic translation of Robert Desnos' (1900-1945) _Corps et biens_
> always made me chilly, too. I think the story is that Knott--or a
> confederate--announced the suicide (in _Epoch_ magazine) with the aim of
> avoiding the draft, as the Viet Nam war gear'd up.
>
> John Latta
>
> On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Rachel Loden wrote:
>
> > I always liked Bill Knott's bio for THE NAOMI POEMS: CORPSE AND BEANS,
> > back when he was calling himself "Saint Geraud." Saint Geraud is the
> > name on the front of the book and the spine, but on the back it says
> > "Bill Knott (1940-1966) is a virgin and a suicide."
> >
> > Rachel Loden
> > http://www.thepomegranate.com/loden/hotel.html
> > email: [log in to unmask]
> >
>
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