![]() ![]() And of course I loved Spiegelman’s illustrations of the poem, which conform perfectly to March’s words. Burroughs gave confirmatory acclaim to March’s work by reciting a good portion to Spiegelman at their first meeting. ![]() I loved Art Spiegelman’s introduction, in which he points out that he doesn’t normally do poetry (thus reassuring the rest of us, likewise). It is a great orgy of drink, music, betrayals and sex. The party itself does not run smoothly, either. Everybody comes: and the descriptions of their guests are lovely, vivid, ghoulish and grand. Queenie and Burrs live together, but their relationship does not run smoothly in the opening stanzas they threaten each other’s lives, and then make a very tentative peace by deciding to throw a party that night. And lots of booze.) It is the narrative of a party, in the jazzy, profligate 1920’s. (Tame by our standards today: there are references to sex and a fistfight or two. ![]() The Wild Party is a book-length story-poem originally published in 1928 but banned far and wide for its explicit content. It was from MetaMaus that I first learned about this slim book, and it is worth tracking down, friends. I’ve read a lot of truly astonishing good books this year that I got assigned to read but there’s nothing like choosing one myself. What?! I found time to read a book just ’cause I wanted to? I know! It was amazing. ![]()
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