Spring snow ā¦. That whole cycle of books is really sublime. Heās also so interesting, if you really want to be in contact with his weird brain his memoir about body building is crazy. his novella star is a good intro just cause itās short and perverse.
This is something the whole family can enjoy. While Iām not really a fan of Rob Smithsonās art (think the spiral jetty film is better than the actual thing, kind of a silly looking creation no?) his writing is really great, sort of reeks of auto-didact vibes but thereās a contagious curiosity to all the shit even if youāre not certain on what heās talking about. A really fierce intelligence with regards to the imbrication of the anthropocentric landscape, language, and industrial conditions writ large. Itās also just fun. On a sappier level I like reading this stuff because it reminds me to approach everything as a novice. The phrase āruins in reverseā from A Tour of the Monuments of Passaic, New Jersey (1967) has haunted me for a while now.
The thing on the book says essays in praise of excess which I thought idk would be like about kitsch John waters type shit which would have been tight but itās about a lot of things?? itās been very good summer reading and a lot of good things here besides being good and enjoyable itās jump starting a lot of topics for my own writing
abstract. insane. gay. straight. murderer. he has it all lowk top tier writing even though itās hard to follow at times. start with junky, i think it might be his most lucid, explore from there. also look into his life quite the figure
I made one for summer (kayak, eat corn!) and forgot to make one for fall+winter. Gonna do a spring bucket list (planting, marshy hikes b4 it gets ticky). Doesnāt have to be on theme even but itās a nice way to engage in the fleeting seasons
