Maxwell Bodenheim was once known as the King of Greenwich Village Bohemians after moving to New York after being one of the founders of the The Chicago Literary Times. But his life took a downward spiral and he became a panhandler and led a desultory life, finally ending in his murder along with his third wife in a Bronx apartment.
The title of this book characterizes the tone of these 22 poems and 10 small stories, full of dark cynicism and twisted irony, with titles such as “Seaweed From Mars” and “ Insanity.”
- Summary by Larry Wilson
The title of this book characterizes the tone of these 22 poems and 10 small stories, full of dark cynicism and twisted irony, with titles such as “Seaweed From Mars” and “ Insanity.”
- Summary by Larry Wilson
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Jack Rose
02:23 - Chapter 2
Seaweed From Mars
07:21 - Chapter 3
Turmoil in a Morgue
03:55 - Chapter 4
Condensed Novel
02:51 - Chapter 5
Manners
02:02 - Chapter 6
An Acrobat, a Violinist, and a Chambermaid Celebrate
03:24 - Chapter 7
Novel Conversation
02:42 - Chapter 8
The Scrub-Woman
02:52 - Chapter 9
Meditations in a Cemetery
02:50 - Chapter 10
Simple Account of a Poet’s Life
04:17 - Chapter 11
Candid Narrative
02:25 - Chapter 12
Unliterary and Shameless
01:30 - Chapter 13
Two Sonnets to My Wife
02:05 - Chapter 14
Finalities
08:01 - Chapter 15
Imaginary People
03:26 - Chapter 16
Uneasy Reflections
01:30 - Chapter 17
Summer Evening: New York Subway Station
01:44 - Chapter 18
Garbage Heap
01:03 - Chapter 19
Impulsive Dialogue
03:50 - Chapter 20
Emotional Monologue
04:39 - Chapter 21
Pronounced Fantasy
02:18 - Chapter 22
When Spirits Speak of Life
03:04 - Chapter 23
Insanity
07:26 - Chapter 24
Poetry
07:41 - Chapter 25
Religion
06:00 - Chapter 26
Scientific Philosophy
04:48 - Chapter 27
Art
07:01 - Chapter 28
Music
07:48 - Chapter 29
Ethics
07:09 - Chapter 30
History
06:50 - Chapter 31
Psychic Phenomena
08:30 - Chapter 32
Love
08:03