Evolution
of Noir Realm explained on this fine literary site,
The Drunken Boat.
Many thanks to The City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department whose funding
is making
possible the expansion and completion of the Noir realm.
And many thanks to the following for their support: Rafael Chodos, Bruce Cotter, Jo Ann Callis
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The Poets Mary Armstrong (The Guns) Molly Bendall (The Attitude) Laurel Ann Bogen (Noir Anthology) Elena Karina Byrne (The Attitude) Sandra Cisneros (The Femmes) Wanda Coleman (The Door) Robert Dana (The Dodge, The Obession) Lynn Emanuel (Noir Anthology) B.H. Fairchild(Noir Anthology) Richard Garcia (The Attitude,The Obsession) Liz Gonzalez (Noir Anthology) Weldon Kees (The Mood II) Eloise Klein Healy (The Dread) Ron Koertge (The Attitude) Yusef Komunyakaa(The Mood I) Li-Young Lee (The Obsession) David Lehman (The Sleuth) Carol Lem (Noir Anthology) Philip Levine (The Mood II) Larry Levis (The Cop) Suzanne Lummis (The Mood II, The Obession) Henry Morro (The Chase) Lawrence Raab (Noir Anthology) Anne Sexton (The Femmes) Tim Siebles(The Dread) Willie Sims (The Attitude) David St. John (The Femmes) Cecilia Woloch (The Chase) Terry Wolverton (The Femmes) Kevin Young (The Sleuth) |
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Film Noir: The term coined by French film critics in the 40's to describe a new, uncharacteristically gritty export from Hollywood, low budget black-and-white movies whose stories revolved around crime, human fallibility and the darker passions |
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Poetry Noir 1) Poetry that makes witty reference to the subject matter, dialog or visual style of film noir, or, 2) Poetry that invokes stark urban landscapes and atmosphere, and which either alludes to crime and perilous attachments or else seems to bear dark knowledge of this territory. |
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