books by William James Austin (underwor victoria paradise)

books by William James Austin

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1 review
William James Austin

Koja Press, 2001

Tour de Force
These poems are very evocative, uncompromising and yet beautiful. I'm not much of a poetry reader but these got under my skin. I plan to buy another copy of this book for a friend.

9 Underwor(l)d 0: Desolation Paradise (Underworld)
William James Austin

Koja Press, 2006

9 Underwor(l)d 0 is the final installment of William James Austin's acclaimed Underwor(l)d series. Once again Austin combines a major work with a selection of poems, visual art and theoretical essays which extend his manifesto, visionism. Part 9, "Desolation Paradise," completes Austin's odyssey through NYC's underground culture. Both a tragi-comic love story and a philosophical treatise on life, love, and art, "Desolation Paradise" journeys ...

7 Underwor(l)d 8: Transtextual

1 review
William James Austin

Koja Press, 2004

Amazing Tour de Force!
If you haven't heard about this New York poet before, you gotta read this book. By now, William James Austin became underground sensation of the East Coast poetry scene: a large-than-life, ambitious poet unafraid to take on big themes and philosophical questions. In TRANSTEXTUAL, Mr. Austin fuses different elements of contemporary poetics and philosophy into visually and verbally arresting tour ...

1 Underworld 2

3 reviews
William James Austin

S Press, 1994

Cartographer of Hell
I think the first word that comes to mind when reading Austin's Underworld series is the poet's driving ambition. These are ambitious poems written in the grand manner of Hart Crane, David Jones and other heroic first and second generation modernists. I applaud this aspect of Austin's work. He attempts to give us a complete vision of the violence and depravity of the city--and sometimes its ...

Underworld 3 & 4

2 reviews
William James Austin

S Press, 1998

Austin allows the gruesome to shine in its own beauty!!!!
This isn't poetry. Underworld 3 & 4 is a mental journey through the most vulgar and sadistic aspects of existence and somehow, along the way, William Austin's words make you accept and appreciate them for what they are. This man's command is sensational. Austin can take one from a simple narrative as "Ghost Story" right into such avant garde works like "Symphony," without allowing the reader ...

Victoria's Secret Songs of Love
Michael Bolton, Des'ree, Nancy Wilson, Vanessa Williams, Johnny Mathis, Sheena Easton, Tony Bennet, Patti Austin, Shawn Colvin, Etta James, Tina Arena Various, 1996

Tracklisting: 1- Sice I fell for you (Michael Bolton) 2- Feel so high (Des'ree) 3- Someone to watch over me (Nancy Wilson) 4- Time after time (Johnny Mathis) 5- The sweetest days (Vanessa Williams) 6- I'm in the mood for love/ Moody's mood for love (Sheena Easton) 7- They say it's wonderful (Tony Bennett) 8- Smoke gets in your eyes (Patti Austin) 9- I don't know why (Shawn Colvin) 10- The man I love (Etta James 11- Chains (Tina Arena)