David Antin

From this entertainment industry, may the gods of language protect us.

From this entertainment industry, may the gods of language protect us.

For several centuries what has passed for song in literary circles was any text that looked like the lyrics for read more

For several centuries what has passed for song in literary circles was any text that looked like the lyrics for a commonplace melodic setting.

I had no idea where these kids at a small private college in the San Fernando Valley were coming from, read more

I had no idea where these kids at a small private college in the San Fernando Valley were coming from, why they were coming to hear me, or what they needed to know.

A myth is the name of a terrible lie told by a smelly little brown person to a man in read more

A myth is the name of a terrible lie told by a smelly little brown person to a man in a white suit with a pair of binoculars.

I didn't think about whether I was writing poems. I was thinking. And the more I was thinking, the more read more

I didn't think about whether I was writing poems. I was thinking. And the more I was thinking, the more there was I didn't understand.