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A very fascinating document regarding the poet Frank O'Hara. I try to read books regarding the New York School of Poetry - but they are hard to come by. It was a fascinating subculture type of world. Lots of martini's, paintings, painters, and other poets. O'Hara was the king in his circle and rightfully so. Wonderful poet.
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I just couldn't get past the voice. I don't mind digressions; I would *love* to follow oh, I don't know, Chloris Leachman around her apartment (house?) all day listening to her tell tales about anything and everything. It's just too much coattail-riding for my taste, with not enough substance. I gave up.
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Memoirs like these can sometimes seem a little pitiful, like a desperate grab at a great writer's estate (I think one of Keroac's wives published one recently that really exemplified this). But though Joe LeSueuer's achievements pale in comparison to his subject's, he's aware enough to pass this off with honesty and humor, making the memoir not pitiful at all, but warm and personal. His very intimate, very--as the title implies--digressive style works perfectly to illuminate the social milieu su
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