I specially liked reading this:
>The excerpts were chosen by David Kermani, Mr. Ashbery¹s business manager, and
two interns and an employee, all in their early 20s, in his office.
>³We were just trying to pick lines that were catchy and sort of meaningful in
some way, something that would appeal to what we thought younger people would be
interested in,² Mr. Kermani said. These young people picked ³things that had
sort of raunchy references,² he added. ³They thought it was sort of a hoot.²
O to have a business manager...
Max
On 28/8/07 8:11 AM, "John Tranter" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi, all:
>
> New York Times
> August 27, 2007
> An 80-Year-Old Poet for the MTV Generation
> By MELENA RYZIK
>
> MtvU, the subsidiary of MTV Networks that is broadcast only on college
> campuses, will announce today that it has selected its first poet laureate.
> No, he doesn?t rap. And it?s not Bob Dylan, or even Justin Timberlake.
>
> It is John Ashbery, the prolific 80-year-old poet and frequent award winner
> known for his dense, postmodern style and playful language. One of the most
> celebrated living poets, Mr. Ashbery has won MacArthur Foundation and
> Guggenheim fellowships and was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1976 for his
> collection ?Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror.?
>
> ... more here:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/27/books/27laur.html?ex=1188878400&en=c4e34a793
> 00ffe48&ei=5070&emc=eta1
>
> (you may need to repair the break in the URL).
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> John Tranter
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