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A powerful and personal tribute to the late Nirvana singer, written by the author of The Basketball Diaries. The poem explores Cobain's genius, fame, addiction, and suicide through eight fragments of imagery and language.
8 Fragments For Kurt Cobain. by Jim Carroll. 1/. Genius is not a generous thing. In return it charges more interest than any amount of royalties can cover. And it resents fame. With bitter vengeance. Pills and powdres only placate it awhile. Then it puts you in a place where the planet's poles reverse.
8 Fragments For Kurt Cobain. by Jim Carroll. 1/ Genius is not a generous thing. In return it charges more interest than any amount of royalties can cover. And it resents fame. With bitter vengeance. Pills and powdres only placate it awhile. Then it puts you in a place where the planet's poles reverse. Where the currents of electricity shift.
8 Fragments For Kurt Cobain by Jim Carroll. 1/ Genius is not a generous thing. In return it charges more interest than any amount of royalties can cover. And it resents fame. With bitter vengeance. Pills and powdres only placate it awhile. Then it puts you in a place where the planet's poles reverse. Where the currents of electricity shift.
This document contains 8 fragments by Jim Carroll about Kurt Cobain. In 3 sentences: The fragments discuss Cobain's struggle with fame and genius, which brought him despair, addiction, and isolation. His lyrics and music grew darker as the pressure and pain increased.
Notes on "8 Fragments for Kurt Cobain" by Jim Caroll from Professor Uche Nduka's Intro to Poetry class october jim carroll thursday, october 2017 4:41 pm born:
8 fragments for Kurt Cobain. Jim Carroll. 4.50. 12 ratings0 reviews. Anthology. Genres Poetry. Book details & editions. About the author. Jim Carroll. 50 books467 followers. Follow. James Dennis "Jim" Carroll was an author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician.
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