This body of work is stark, controlled, and distinctive. Frances’ exerts a control over the written word that is masterful and meditative. It is reflective of an inner world that has been grounded in a reality in which he ensures ‘poetry subs in’ when ordinary language fails to translate lived experience.

Earlier this year, a parcel found its way to me. It carried within it the weight of lost narratives, encapsulated in two pivotal texts: “Poets and Oddfellows” and “Drug City.” These tomes opened up the life and times of Brenda Frazer (known in beatnik circles as Bonnie Bremser), and her partner, the jazz poet Ray Bremser. Her unique perspective paints a vibrant and nuanced picture of the Beat Generation. This is a firsthand perspective missed by the mainstream portrayal of th

This Article was Written by Matt Sutton (@mattrsutton) and first published for BRAG Online on 22.09.2023. In pitching Cormac McCarthy’s...

Brandon T. Bennett This has taken me longer than I thought it would to write. It is not often that I come across a collection of shorts...