Books: Any good poets, who use colloquial, street, slang language?

[Kshahdoo]

I mean, not a usual poetic shit, but really nasty stuff. But doing it with a style.

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[TheAngryHank]

Nasty and style.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Nasty and style.

And what? Mayakovsky is considered a genius, but he has poems, you won't declaim before a common public.

Or, say, Sex Pistols lyrics. I think, they are pretty decent, but a lot of people consider them nasty.

 

[Shareefruck]

Since Lydon was brought up, Mark E. Smith is a pretty timely guy to mention right about now.

 

[eco's bones]

Since Lydon was brought up, Mark E. Smith is a pretty timely guy to mention right about now.

Mark E. Smith--that's a good one and Hex Enduction Hour is probably my favorite Fall record. There is no one in the music world remotely like Smith was.

If you just want to read though--Nicanor Parra the anti-poet is pretty good, very funny, sarcastic, irreverent and plain just didn't give a f***. He just died recently too.

Which brings us to Charles Bukowski--he didn't give a f*** either. Lots about work and bar flying.

And the last would be Sesshu Foster--well worth checking out too.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Since Lydon was brought up, Mark E. Smith is a pretty timely guy to mention right about now.

Yeah, kinda weird, that they died just a few days ago.

Thank you guys for all names, I will read them all.

 

[tacogeoff]

Under Construction Broms the Poet.. the link i posted has another link in it to his instagram which he posts a lot of stuff and a book coming soon.

big fan of this guy. not sure if it was what you are looking for but he has some real blunt stuff mixed in with a lot of positive.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Charles Bukowski and Jim Carroll are two good one's.