Advanced Elvis Course
Published on 14. November 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-913512-54-5 (ISBN)
Description
When CAConrad's reverence for the King puts them on a trip to Memphis, the result is this wild joyride of a book, a homage that is bursting with love and twisted sincerity.
Drawing on sources as disparate as graffiti, talk-show interviews, phone messages, and poetry, Conrad assembles a collage that celebrates while laughing with the cult of Elvis.
Advanced Elvis Course is a psychedelic road trip - a transcendental portrait of a man who changed music and America forever, seen through the eyes of those for whom he still lives.
Drawing on sources as disparate as graffiti, talk-show interviews, phone messages, and poetry, Conrad assembles a collage that celebrates while laughing with the cult of Elvis.
Advanced Elvis Course is a psychedelic road trip - a transcendental portrait of a man who changed music and America forever, seen through the eyes of those for whom he still lives.
Reviews / Votes
'One of America's most legendary living poets.' - Ocean Vuong'[CAConrad] surges ahead in experiment and lasting power.' - Maggie Nelson
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 129 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
152 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-913512-54-5 (9781913512545)
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Persons
CACONRAD has been working with the ancient technologies of poetry and ritual since 1975. They are the author of numerous poetry collections, and have received many grants and awards, including most recently the 2022 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. They regularly teach at Columbia University in New York City and at the Sandberg Art Institute in Amsterdam.