Author Archives: David

Argos Books

Posted on October 19, 2011 by David

Argos Books: A New Form for Translation By David Varno The Other Music: Selected Poems from the 1970s, by Francisca Aguirre, translated by Montana Ray If I Were Born in Prague: Poems of Guy Jean, versions by Katie Farris and … Continue reading →

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Dreamed I was e. bloom, woke up as joe bouchard.

Posted on October 16, 2011 by David

Seems Richard Hell made Mike Watt dream in glam.

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New Impressions of Africa, by Raymond Roussel (Princeton)

Posted on October 12, 2011 by David

“Roussel, Dreamer of Infinite Space” By David Varno, Words Without Borders New Impressions of Africa, by Raymond Roussel, translated by Mark Ford (Princeton, 2011) Impressions of Africa, by Raymond Roussel, translated by Mark Polizzotti (Dalkey Archive, 2011) Of Raymond Roussel’s … Continue reading →

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Walt Walkman

Posted on September 25, 2011 by David

Walt: Elka calls me a world-weary literary immortal. A deep thinker, a head bopper. It’s all true, every word. Oh me! Oh life! Meanwhile, this whole thing makes me misty-eyed for the days of a good old-fashioned Walkman and well-worn mix tape. … Continue reading →

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You Can Take the Country Out

Posted on August 31, 2011 by David

While most New Yorkers stayed home and pulled through this thing with little or no ordeal (despite the tens of thousands who did go to evacuation centers), my sister and I left town and ended up stuck in devastation central. … Continue reading →