Brutus Chieftain, Stevo Lution

Broschiertes Buch

The Gospel According To Bombastus

Beschreibung

What began as countless daily texts from Brutus to make Stevo laugh at work soon evolved into their final collaborative venture. The pair's original scheme, Stevo working at a fortune cookie factory swapping standard fortunes for Brutus' quotes, failed when he was fired for refusing to wear a hair net. They quickly moved on to plan B, a page-a-day calendar, and Stevo began illustrating Brutus' texts. That project was paused when Brutus passed in 2023, then restarted when Kevin Ausmus selected the strongest entries for a chapbook. The final product, The Gospel According To Bombastus, explores topics from biology to theology with wit, wisdom, and weirdness.

Autor

Poet and doghouse-bass player Johnny Bender, (AKA Brutus Chieftain), followed the Beat tradition in attitude but also enjoyed fiddling with form. He lived with his longtime wife, René, near the Box Springs Mountains in beautiful Moreno Valley. A short workshop he took with Allen Ginsberg at Naropa Institute in summer 1982 inspired Bender to start the poetry performance troupe "Poets in Distress" that same year. The group still gives raucous readings throughout Southern California. Bender also used the names Brutus Chieftain, Bombastus, Henry Heaven, Brutusaurus Rex Chieftain, Wunderbender, and John.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pelekinesis
• Seitenzahl: 52
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. September 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 165mm x 165mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 82g
• ISBN-13: 9781962316194
• ISBN-10: 196231619X
• Artikelnr.: 74873872