Book Launch Party: Japlish Whiplash - Poems by Taylor Mignon

A party to celebrate Taylor Mignon's virgin book of poems, Japlish Whiplash (Printed Matter Press 2010) will be held at What the Dickens in Ebisu on May 2 from 6:30.

He will be joined by neo folk rock guests The Watanabes, dancer Monique Oudendijk, Marcellus Nealy, more collaborative experiments, including video of Butoh performer Kazuo Ohno and open mic. Hosted by Frank Spignese. Entry fee: 2,500 yen includes a copy of the book and a drink.

"For over two decades, Taylor Mignon's ear has been washed & gauzed by rock, reggae & hip-hop, while his eye has tumbled head over heels through concrete & visual realms. His mind has stretched while tasting the sweet & bitter of east & west. Out of the shaken-head synthesis he has forged a unique poetic sphere, not an easy accomplishment in this age of vicarious flatness & supernormality. This book of poems by Taylor Mignon--a gift from the veteran wordsmith-- arrives like a wave that rolls effortlessly from years at sea & crashes on the shore inside our skulls." —
John Solt

glance twine entrance

glance twine entrance

how many kisses

eye she bolts barely

9 minutes same release

kilometers to map

weather at the warmer to report

explain lettuce moon arm nine sheets

excessive as in insects

option of room from remove

pencil moisture

knob at the biscuit

to glean grid choices

in the direction of legs - allowed - not to

in the direction of legs – allowed – not to

front view of male figure inclines to the side in

in the direction of legs, not hands

“are you listening?”

“I’m waiting for the story to get interesting.”

in the direction of legs - allowed - not to

in the direction of legs – allowed – not to

front view of male figure inclines to the side in

in the direction of legs, not hands

“are you listening?”

“I’m waiting for the story to get interesting.”

Shanghai Express - a film by Josef von Sternberg - 1932

Dino - a film by Thomas Carr - 1957

Dinner at Eight - a film by George Cukor - 1933

The 400 Blows - a film by Francois Truffaut - 1959

Love on the Run - a film by Francois Truffaut - 1979

Bed and Board - a film by Francois Truffalt - 1970

Stolen Kisses - a film by Francois Truffaut - 1968

The Marriage of Maria Braun - a film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder - 1979

Veronika Voss - a film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder - 1982

Lola - a film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder - 1985