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Michael Basinski, Poet
Basinski lives at 30 Colonial Avenue, Lancaster NY 14086; his
e.mail address is basinski@acsu.buffalo.edu; his phone number 716 645-2917
He was born 19 November 1979 in Lisbon. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 165 pounds. His eyes and hair are brown, his ethnic background Polish. He got his Ph.D. at SUNY, Buffalo. His occupation, says he, is "working," his vocations, "etc." His characterizes himself a pagan in both religion and politics. He claims not to enjoy anything in the arts besides poetry, or have any interest in sports. He enjoys nothing in science or philosophy, either. In answer to the Comprepoetica survey question that asks a respondent to name the first poem that comes to his mind right then, he said, "None."
Basinski has published in many periodicals including First Offense, First Intensity, Angle, Torque(Toronto), Kiosk, Essex Street, Washington Review, Chain, Boxkite, Leopold Bloom, Taproot, Generator, Arras, Explosive Magazine, RIF/T, Yellow Silk, Benzine, Sure, Another Chicago Magazine, Lyric&, Mirage no.4(Period)ical, Lower Limit Speech, Juxta, Wooden Head Review, Synaesthetic, Small Press Review, and other WEB and Email magazines.
His books include: [Un-Nome], The Runaway Spoon Press; Idyll, Juxta Press; Heebee-jeebies, Meow Press; and many others. He has been written up in Texture, Small Press Review, Taproot Reviews, Exile, Poetic Briefs, etc.
He says that the poets of yesteryear important to him are "Those before the coming of circles." His tastes in poetry? "Glitches and witches." His impression of contemporary poetry? "Angels and beasts."
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