Tao Lin @ KGB
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@bankyandbrodie I really don't think he's a "poet" though. I think he's a gimmick...Mostly just bullshit. When I said it's a shame, I mainly mean because he's become the new "face" of poetry for the newer generations, and that's just depressing. I mean, depressing for poetry as an art. He's turned it into a joke. Not just because he tries to be funny, but because his poetry is awful.
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@lowohlevelowl If he wants to be taken more seriously he has to do some sort of movie.
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@jarrettdew Not to say that his work isn't brilliant; because it is.
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I always used to look at Tao Lin's work as being serious. But I talked to him on myspace a few years ago and he said that he tries to take on a fairly comedic tone. Only filthy hipsters take him seriously.
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I don't think the commenters actually understand the tone of his poems, which is what prompts them to assume that Lin isn't trying to be funny.
It's disappointing.
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i think that just because people dont get out of his readings what somebody says the should doesnt mean that they didnt get something out of his readings
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@lowohlevelowl i think people feel like they need to react in some way, so they awkwardly laugh at everything.
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does Tao Lin have his own channel?
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@lowohlevelowl Completely agree.
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its a funny poem. bukowski made me laugh too, does that make him less of a poet?
and arent all poets hipsters?
bankyandbrodie 1 year ago 9
i don't get why everyone is laughing at everything. i feel people who like him think of him more as a comedian rather than a poet. its sort of like hipster jerry seinfeld observations-gmail, twitter, AOL, end etc. it's a shame though, i mean, i don't like him that much, but i think most of his fans don't actually like his poetry, but rather this persona he's taken on. i feel when he says something serious it's overlooked because people just want him to say something silly rather than real.
lowohlevelowl 1 year ago 9