it was today

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Andrei Codrescu has a huge fan base and is the featured speaker at a variety of venues. He will promote this book at all of his lectures and through his website, www.codrescu.com Codrescu writes in many genres (fiction, essay, poetry, memoir) and and his appeal in these genrev s crosses over to a wide variety of critics and audiences Codrescu is a frequent cultural commentator on NPR's All Things Considered, a sometimes guest on PBS Nightline, and writes for many regional newspapers.

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"Reading "it was today, today, you will feel much better about your tomorrows. It is the work of a master of Musketeer Bebop Poetics, the wild big-hearted wit of American poetry Andrei Codrescu. it was today ranges from short sharp hits to longer rambles, including the wonderful sequence 'Lu Li & Weng Li, ' a miniature novel in verse, and many trips back to past todays ('eliade: a poem'). Andrei's Poet's Hat with its Grand Panache leads the way through this madding vale of tears and laughter: as long as we don't lose sight of it, we'll make it through."--Anselm Hollo

Author Bio

Writer and NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu was working on a film exploring life along the Mississippi, when Katrina slammed into his hometown. After hosting scores of refugees in his Baton Rouge home, Codrescu released his essay collection New Orleans Mon Amour, becoming one of the many important voices celebrating New Orleans culture, recording its devastation, and awakening America's conscience.