“First, it is a great thing to have Dillinger reborn again being read this time you hear his voice in poem Dillinger and Todd Moore is reading his poem of American hero. His voice (Moore’s) and poem enhances J. A. Deane’s music and the music fits like a knife in the rare cooked steak of Dillinger served up by Moore.” — Michael Basinski, The Hold, March 2002 Continue reading
“Violent, raw and riddled with humor, in time, Todd Moore’s 44 magnum opus Dillinger will take its place in the American literary canon as one of the greatest. A longtime small press hero, Moore’s gunshot staccato cannot be rivaled, there simply is no other. Literary outlaw and maverick poet, Todd Moore is a leader of the new romantic, a visionary wordslinger cut from the same bloody cloth as Cormac McCarthy.” — S.A. Griffin
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This reading took place in tribute to Todd Moore at The Hardwood Art Center in Albuquerque, NM on May 22, 2010. Todd’s own reading from “The Name Is Dillinger” was produced by Todd Moore, J. A. Deane and Mark Weber for Zerxpress (2001) and is used with permission. Edited by Bruce Holsapple. Cover photo by Pete Jonsson. Copyright 2010 the Estate of Todd Moore, Zerxpress and Vox Audio PO Box S94 Magdalena NM 87825 Continue reading
Todd Moore: “For your information gansta poetry in this country isn’t Bukowski’s invention, it’s mine. I’ve been making this kind of stuff since 1970 give or take. And, it has nothing to do with Bukowski’s style or subject matter. Bukowski was the pornagrapher of pussy and a damned good one at that. I’m the pornographer of violence.” Continue reading
Remembering Gene Frumkin. This reading occurred at the UNM Campus on March 30, 2007. Continue reading
This reading took place on July 12, 2009 at Acequia Booksellers, 4019 Fourth St. NW, Albuquerque, NM. Todd Moore is the author of over a hundred poetry books and chapbooks. His central concern for the last 35 years has been with the Dillinger legend. Lawrence Welsh’s two most recent books are Walking Backwards to Santa Fe (Pitchfork Press 2007) and Skull Highway (La Alameda Press 2008). Edited by Bruce Holsapple. Copyright 2009 Todd Moore, Lawrence Welsh and Vox Audio, PO Box 594 Magdalena NM 87825 Continue reading
For your information gansta poetry in this country isn’t Bukowski’s invention, it’s mine. I’ve been making this kind of stuff since 1970 give or take. And, it has nothing to do with Bukowski’s style or subject matter. Bukowski was the pornagrapher of pussy and a damned good one at that. I’m the pornographer of violence. — Todd Moore Continue reading