What happened to Justin Barrett? - Charles Bukowski

**falcune** · 08-09-2008, 04:54 AM

Have been reading poems of his from his site. Someone here recommended him and whoever it was I thank. Very good writer. But has he retired?

**bospress.net** · 08-09-2008, 07:18 AM

Hi,

justin took a break from writing a while back, but has started again recently. He sent me his new poems and although they have not been posted on the site, I can tell you that they are very, very good.

Bill

**justin grimbol** · 08-09-2008, 09:17 AM

just went to this justin guys site. the guys masterful. the poem rape turned me into an amediat fan.

**mjp** · 08-09-2008, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by falcune

Have been reading poems of his from his site. Someone here recommended him and whoever it was I thank. Very good writer. But has he retired?

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Originally Posted by bospress.net

justin took a break from writing a while back, but has started again recently.

Sometimes you have to go do something else and wait while the well fills up again. Even Bukowski didn't write every day, didn't write many poems while working on novels, etc.. If you approach writing - poetry especially - like a job that you have to do every day, that starts to comes through in the words. That's my take anyway. Your mileage may vary.

Those people you see on the GPP broadsides, most of them write a lot, and you won't see it all.

**Gerard K H Love** · 08-09-2008, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by justin grimbol

just went to this justin guys site. the guys masterful. the poem rape turned me into an amediat fan.

Yes, after I read his poem The Rape I became a fan immediately too.

I have two of his books.

**Father Luke** · 08-09-2008, 09:59 PM

justin.barrett has a blog. it might be best
to catch up on his personal stuff there.

http://thispoetslife.blogspot.com/

i have always been a fan of justin.barrett's,
and it was probably me who suggested
him. i'm glad you found him.

no thanks needed, just pass the word.
justin.barrett is among our finest living
poets. really.

- -
Okay
Father Luke

**cunningham** · 08-09-2008, 10:14 PM

who's justin.barrett?

**melancholic** · 08-10-2008, 04:01 AM

i've just finished reading about 30 poems by this guy and all i can say is WOW!
his poem"Why Bukowski?" sums up in a few short words exactly how i fell about Buk
and "the rape" is one of the best poems i've read in a long time
Why havent i heard about him untill now?
does anyone know where i could get his books?

**hank solo** · 08-10-2008, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by melancholic

does anyone know where i could get his books?

I know one book, '25 Best Loved Poems of The Future' is available from this place: www.bospress.net

**bospress.net** · 08-10-2008, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by hank solo

I know one book, '25 Best Loved Poems of The Future' is available from this place: www.bospress.net

Yes, the other one that I did with him i was a third grade genius... is out of print. I do still have copies of 25 best loved poems of the future, though. There were two other chapbooks which are tough to find. One published by Mystery Island and one published by 12 Gauge Press. Anyone interested in buying these should contact the author as 12 Gauge Press is gone, with Gary Aposhian having passed away and I'm not sure if Mystery Island has any more copies of his book. Then there are a bunch of broadsides of his available in all issues of Bottle from#2 on and finally some broadsides that were selected by the GPP.

Bill

**mjp** · 08-10-2008, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by bospress.net

There were two other chapbooks which are tough to find. One published by Mystery Island and one published by 12 Gauge Press. Anyone interested in buying these should contact the author as 12 Gauge Press is gone, with Gary Aposhian having passed away and I'm not sure if Mystery Island has any more copies of his book.

At least one copy of The Magnificent Seven (2004, 12 Gauge Press) is available at the GPP store for a mere 5 bucks.

**Gerard K H Love** · 08-10-2008, 10:12 AM

I was lucky enough to get a copy of I was a Third Grade Genius that is inscribed by the author. I have a copy of Twenty Five Best Loved Poems of the Future which is full of good stuff.

I need to get something from that Cunningham guy, he's worth reading too. Just think how he'd be if he had heard of Justin Barrett.

**theonlygoodpoetisa** · 08-10-2008, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by falcune

Have been reading poems of his from his site. Someone here recommended him and whoever it was I thank. Very good writer. But has he retired?

i went to the site. and read a bunch of unrelated sentences that wasn't poetry at all. then i realised it was the title's page.

**Father Luke** · 08-10-2008, 11:22 AM

Yeah. The title page is what
hooked me. Good shit.

**Hosh** · 08-10-2008, 10:45 PM

You mentioned barrett, & Cunningham. Also Dan Fante & Tony O'Neill have/are publishing with this little Irish outifit...

http://tenpointdesign.com/10ptpress/

As to what happened to him...pretty sure his disappearance had something to do with a Trans Am, a suitcase of China White, & Wendover, NV...

**melancholic** · 08-11-2008, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Hosh

. Also Dan Fante & Tony O'Neill have/are publishing with this little Irish outifit...

http://tenpointdesign.com/10ptpress/

I like Tony O'Neill a lot and have bought most of his books i could find. i haven't got around to reading Dan Fante yet but i hear he's pretty good.

**Gerard K H Love** · 08-11-2008, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Hosh

You mentioned barrett, & Cunningham. Also Dan Fante & Tony O'Neill have/are publishing with this little Irish outifit...

http://tenpointdesign.com/10ptpress/

As to what happened to him...pretty sure his disappearance had something to do with a Trans Am, a suitcase of China White, & Wendover, NV...

I just got a rare email message from him and it's not a suit case and with gas prices the way they are he's in a Prius.
He is writing again after a small break.

**theonlygoodpoetisa** · 08-11-2008, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Father Luke

Yeah. The title page is what
hooked me. Good shit.

it is.

**Gerard K H Love** · 10-06-2008, 11:53 AM

2 months later....Justin Barrett has a new book that can be purchased from the site below. There are a few poems from his web site in the book. The book is [ untitled ].

http://alt-current.blogspot.com/2008...inbarrett.html

His poetry is always very good so I enjoyed reading it.

**vodka** · 10-06-2008, 08:33 PM

i just bought his book from bottle of smoke press. i have some catching up to do.

**Hosh** · 10-06-2008, 10:25 PM

Both are really good. New work landing in nibble, Literary Mary, the buk.net anthology, & more. He's also got quite a few GPP broadsides out as well.

& if the 10pt Press broadside is anything like the one I've seen, it's going to be ready for framing...& judging from the sneak peek, it might even have a naked lady or two on it...

His blog: http://thispoetslife.blogspot.com/

**vodka** · 10-06-2008, 11:08 PM

i hear this guy Hosho McCreesh is a damned good poet also.

i've read his broadsides, along with the justin.barrett ones i've distributed since i became a GPP operative, but i really need to get my ass in gear and order one of his books.

could anyone tell me which would be a good book of his to start off with?

**Ponder** · 10-07-2008, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by vodka

i hear this guy Hosho McCreesh is a damned good poet also.

I've ordered his new poetry book. http://www.sunnyoutside.com/releases/034/o.html
Haven't receieved it yet.

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Originally Posted by Ponder

Haven't receieved it yet.

Guess what, yes of course, just got the book.
It's always the same.

**vodka** · 10-07-2008, 08:13 AM

it's like ordering food and then going to the bathroom and when you get back it's always there.

**Hosh** · 10-07-2008, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by vodka

could anyone tell me which would be a good book of his to start off with?

Thanks for the kind words everyone. I really appreciate that.

Right now there's only 2 books available, my most recent:
MARCHING UNABASHED INTO THE WEEPING, SEARING SUN... from Bottle of Smoke Press
-and-
FOR ALL THESE WRETCHED, BEAUTIFUL, & INSIGNIFICANT THINGS SO USELESSLY & CARELESSLY DESTROYED... from Sunnyoutside.

And justin.barrett owns them both!

**mjp** · 10-07-2008, 08:42 AM

I just received a copy of the limited edition hardcover of McCreesh's MARCHING UNABASHED INTO THE WEEPING, SEARING SUN, and I have to say it's a monster, all the way around. It's fine art housed in fine art conjured up by a couple of insane (the good kind of insane) motherfuckers.

That's a positive review, if I wasn't clear.

How did I get a limited hardcover? Let's just say it pays to have connections, baby!

And, uh, I assume someone preordered and didn't pay. Something like that.

**bospress.net** · 10-07-2008, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by mjp

And, uh, I assume someone preordered and didn't pay. Something like that.

Thanks!

Yes I'm sure that it was either a preorder that fell thru or because I try to hold back a couple copies as I always end up having a solid, good customer miss out and I do not want that. I have a few collectors that have a full run and they are taken care of, but otherwise, unless I'm told that you want it, they usually sell out.

Speaking of that. I have a few copies of the Richard Krech hardback available. $23 in the US, $26 outside the US. There were only 26 of these, and I never announced this on my site or e-mails, letting it sell only by word of mouth.

Bill

**Ponder** · 10-07-2008, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by bospress.net

I have a few copies of the Richard Krech hardback available. $23 in the US, $26 outside the US. There were only 26 of these, and I never announced this on my site or e-mails, letting it sell only by word of mouth.

Within the curtilage is one of my favorite poetry books of 2008.

**Hosh** · 10-07-2008, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mjp

I just received a copy of the limited edition hardcover of McCreesh's MARCHING UNABASHED INTO THE WEEPING, SEARING SUN, and I have to say it's a monster, all the way around. It's fine art housed in fine art conjured up by a couple of insane (the good kind of insane) motherfuckers.

That's a positive review, if I wasn't clear.

How did I get a limited hardcover? Let's just say it pays to have connections, baby!

Man--I'm really glad to hear you have one! & thanks for the "review."

Honestly--these hardbacks Bill is making are just glorious!

Hail! Hail Bottle of Smoke Press!

**vodka** · 01-15-2009, 03:18 PM

Father Luke interviews justindotbarrett at LiteraryMary.

Check it out if you haven't already. Who the hell is justin.barrett anyway and did anais ninja really ship him the pinky finger off her left hand?

If that isn't enough j.b. for y'all, try yer hand at the justin.barrett poetry contest, started by Jeff from Nibble.

LiteraryMary is starting to smell like dirty socks.

08-09-2008, 04:54 AM	#1
falcune Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 83	What happened to Justin Barrett? Have been reading poems of his from his site. Someone here recommended him and whoever it was I thank. Very good writer. But has he retired?

08-10-2008, 04:01 AM	#8
melancholic Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: north of nowhere (Ireland) Posts: 74	i've just finished reading about 30 poems by this guy and all i can say is WOW! his poem"Why Bukowski?" sums up in a few short words exactly how i fell about Buk and "the rape" is one of the best poems i've read in a long time Why havent i heard about him untill now? does anyone know where i could get his books? __________________ If John Cage could get one thousand dollars for eating an apple, I’d accept $500 plus air fare for being a lemon."-Bukowski (Women)

08-10-2008, 10:12 AM	#12
Gerard K H Love Have a nice day Join Date: May 2007 Location: Not at the vets office Posts: 4,161	I was lucky enough to get a copy of I was a Third Grade Genius that is inscribed by the author. I have a copy of Twenty Five Best Loved Poems of the Future which is full of good stuff. I need to get something from that Cunningham guy, he's worth reading too. Just think how he'd be if he had heard of Justin Barrett. __________________ and some men do it in Palm Springs laying it into butterblondes with Cadillac souls ~Bukowski

10-06-2008, 11:53 AM	#19
Gerard K H Love Have a nice day Join Date: May 2007 Location: Not at the vets office Posts: 4,161	2 months later....Justin Barrett has a new book that can be purchased from the site below. There are a few poems from his web site in the book. The book is [ untitled ]. http://alt-current.blogspot.com/2008...inbarrett.html His poetry is always very good so I enjoyed reading it. __________________ and some men do it in Palm Springs laying it into butterblondes with Cadillac souls ~Bukowski

10-06-2008, 08:33 PM	#20
vodka Miss Take Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 577	i just bought his book from bottle of smoke press. i have some catching up to do. __________________ 'We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.'

08-09-2008, 07:18 AM	#2
bospress.net Support my rag, brah! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dover, DE Posts: 5,117	Hi, justin took a break from writing a while back, but has started again recently. He sent me his new poems and although they have not been posted on the site, I can tell you that they are very, very good. Bill __________________ Bottle of Smoke Press www.bospress.net

08-09-2008, 09:17 AM	#3
justin grimbol Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 101	just went to this justin guys site. the guys masterful. the poem rape turned me into an amediat fan.

08-09-2008, 09:59 PM	#6
Father Luke Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company. Posts: 3,501	justin.barrett has a blog. it might be best to catch up on his personal stuff there. http://thispoetslife.blogspot.com/ i have always been a fan of justin.barrett's, and it was probably me who suggested him. i'm glad you found him. no thanks needed, just pass the word. justin.barrett is among our finest living poets. really. - - Okay Father Luke

08-09-2008, 10:14 PM	#7
cunningham Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: undisclosed Posts: 112	who's justin.barrett?

08-10-2008, 11:22 AM	#14
Father Luke Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company. Posts: 3,501	Yeah. The title page is what hooked me. Good shit.

08-10-2008, 10:45 PM	#15
Hosh a distant 3rd to the paper and the instrument... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The Badlands Posts: 357	You mentioned barrett, & Cunningham. Also Dan Fante & Tony O'Neill have/are publishing with this little Irish outifit... http://tenpointdesign.com/10ptpress/ As to what happened to him...pretty sure his disappearance had something to do with a Trans Am, a suitcase of China White, & Wendover, NV...

10-06-2008, 10:25 PM	#21
Hosh a distant 3rd to the paper and the instrument... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The Badlands Posts: 357	Both are really good. New work landing in nibble, Literary Mary, the buk.net anthology, & more. He's also got quite a few GPP broadsides out as well. & if the 10pt Press broadside is anything like the one I've seen, it's going to be ready for framing...& judging from the sneak peek, it might even have a naked lady or two on it... His blog: http://thispoetslife.blogspot.com/ __________________ "people are not good to each other" http://www.nyqpoets.net/poet/hoshomccreesh

10-06-2008, 11:08 PM	#22
vodka Miss Take Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 577	i hear this guy Hosho McCreesh is a damned good poet also. i've read his broadsides, along with the justin.barrett ones i've distributed since i became a GPP operative, but i really need to get my ass in gear and order one of his books. could anyone tell me which would be a good book of his to start off with? __________________ 'We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.'

10-07-2008, 08:13 AM	#24
vodka Miss Take Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 577	it's like ordering food and then going to the bathroom and when you get back it's always there. __________________ 'We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.'

10-07-2008, 08:42 AM	#26
mjp The noise is terrible, isn't it Mr. Ellsworth. Like Fate. Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 8,688	I just received a copy of the limited edition hardcover of McCreesh's MARCHING UNABASHED INTO THE WEEPING, SEARING SUN, and I have to say it's a monster, all the way around. It's fine art housed in fine art conjured up by a couple of insane (the good kind of insane) motherfuckers. That's a positive review, if I wasn't clear. How did I get a limited hardcover? Let's just say it pays to have connections, baby! And, uh, I assume someone preordered and didn't pay. Something like that.

01-15-2009, 03:18 PM	#30
vodka Miss Take Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 577	Father Luke interviews justindotbarrett at LiteraryMary. Check it out if you haven't already. Who the hell is justin.barrett anyway and did anais ninja really ship him the pinky finger off her left hand? If that isn't enough j.b. for y'all, try yer hand at the justin.barrett poetry contest, started by Jeff from Nibble. LiteraryMary is starting to smell like dirty socks. __________________ 'We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.'