Biting Off The Tongue Of A Corpse
This rare 1975 Giorno Poetry Systems release collects avant-garde spoken word and sound poetry—uncompromising material defying easy categorization. Released when experimental poetry was challenging artistic norms, it features experimental vocalists whose work sits between literature and music. The performances are strange, often uncomfortable, intentionally provocative—documentation of the New York poetry underground at its most transgressive. This is not background music; it demands active engagement and willingness to embrace the unconventional. A genuinely rare artifact of experimental culture with historical significance extending far beyond its sonic qualities.
Item Details+
| Genre | Non-Music |
| Style | Audiobook Speech Poetry Spoken Word |
| Notes | Good Plus (VG+) Mint (NM or M-) Sleeve is EX. |
| Media | Very Good Plus (VG+) |
| Sleeve | Near Mint (NM or M-) |
| Label | Giorno Poetry Systems |
| Year | 1975 |
| Country | US |
| Format | LP |
Tracklist+
Genre:
Non-Music
Style:
Audiobook, Speech, Poetry, Spoken Word
Label:
Giorno Poetry Systems
Country:
US
Year:
1975
A1. Gary Snyder - Anasazi / The Wild Mushroom / Avocado / One Should Not Speak To A Skilled Hunter / No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service 6:00
A2. John Giorno - Excerpt From Subduing Demons In America 7:08
A3. William S. Burroughs - A Top Level Conference Is In Progress 6:00
A4. Charles Olson - Maximus Of Gloucester (Only My Written Work) 1:15
A5. Ted Berrigan - Excerpts From Memorial Day 3:53
A6. Ed Sanders - The Struggle 4:50
B1. Edwin Denby - The Shoulder / The Subway / Over Manhattan Island / Disorder Mental Strikes Me / Suppose There's A Cranky Woman Inside Me 5:34
B2. Helen Adam - Cheerless Junkie Song 2:45
B3. Diane Di Prima - Ave 4:27
B4. John Wieners - In Public 0:55
B5. Robert Duncan - To Speak My Mind, We Convivial In What Is Ours 2:40
B6. John Cage - Mureau 4:06
B7. Denise Levertov - Life At War 3:15
B8. Frank O'Hara - Having A Coke With You From "The Love Poems" 2:03
B9. Kenneth Koch - Spring 1:33
B10. John Ashbery - A Blessing In Disguise 1:20
B11. Charles Stein (2) - Seed Poem 1:44
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