Paul Buckley

(1965 - )

Reared on the rough streets of Philadelphia, Paul Buckley was a sensitive child with a snake fetish. He found solace in drugs and weightlifting. Later, he found himself profoundly influenced by the works of Jack Kerouac, Carlos Castaņeda, and William Burroughs, none of which shows up in his work. As a writer, Mr. Buckley has been called "a fascinating herpetologist." (TV Guide,1978) During the last decade of the twentieth century, he was one of the Holy Trinity of the asinine generation of poets that included R. Narvaez, Phillip Lee, and Carlos Duran. [Known as "The Jackal," Mr. Duran was considered the most subversive of the asinine poets because he never wrote anything.] Mr. Buckley lives in Brooklyn with his wife, a dog, and nine pythons.

"Castrating the Family Dog"
"Roses Are Red No. 342"