Anorexia and Art- Interview with Nicole Blackman 2

Poet, performance-artist and writer Nicole Blackman talks about her famous poem "Holy" and how it became an anthem for pro-anorexic girls. She also talks about art, creation, the need for control and her contribution to the book, "Live Through This- On Creativity and Self-Destruction".

Other contributors include Nan Goldin, bell hooks, Patricia Smith, Cristy Road, Carol Queen, Annie Sprinkle, Elizabeth Stephens, Carolyn Gage, Eileen Myles, Fly, Diane DiMassa, Bonfire Madigan, Inga Muscio, Kate Bornstein, Toni Blackman, Nicole Blackman, Silas Howard, Daphne Gottlieb, and Stephanie Howell. Interview by editor Sabrina Chapadjiev

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Tags:

• anorexia
• bulimia
• starvation
• teenage
• girls
• Nicole
• Blackman
• suicide
• power
• control
• eating
• disorders
• art
• poems
• spoken
• word
• Nuyorican
• alcoholism
• drug
• abuse
• depression
• creation

[alfie0x7]

She's so hot and smart ... I want to marry her* :)

[chicagoarts]

You do great things. Keep up the good work. Spread the word, stay healthy, love life.

[beyondtherapy001]

What would tina turner do? :D Nicole Blackman is fantastic, thank you so much for this video.

[piratebv]

She must be cloned!

[ScarfaceAsh]

She is very smart. Couldn't you just listen to her for hours?

[kathaiti]

Nicole Blackman sort of reminds me of Dita Von Teese

[verdigris1]

God,

I love her