Max Blagg
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Max Blagg is a British
-born poet, writer, and performer from England
. Blagg has performed in New York City
since 1971. He is currently a Visiting lecturer in poetry at The New School
in New York City (continuous from 2005).
, England. He immigrated to New York City in 1971, and still lives there today. He was recognized as an influential performer, respected writer, and poet in the New York literary scene.
In 1992, his poem "What Fits?" was the soundtrack to a commercial for Gap
jeans.
, Mudd Club, and many other cultural landmarks.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
-born poet, writer, and performer from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Blagg has performed in New York City
New York City
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since 1971. He is currently a Visiting lecturer in poetry at The New School
The New School
The New School is a university in New York City, located mostly in Greenwich Village. From its founding in 1919 by progressive New York academics, and for most of its history, the university was known as the New School for Social Research. Between 1997 and 2005 it was known as New School University...
in New York City (continuous from 2005).
Life
Max Blagg was reportedly born in 1949 at RetfordRetford
Retford is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England, located 31 miles from the city of Nottingham, and 23 miles west of Lincoln, in the district of Bassetlaw. The town is situated in a valley with the River Idle and the Chesterfield Canal running through the centre of the...
, England. He immigrated to New York City in 1971, and still lives there today. He was recognized as an influential performer, respected writer, and poet in the New York literary scene.
In 1992, his poem "What Fits?" was the soundtrack to a commercial for Gap
Gap (clothing retailer)
The Gap, Inc. is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in San Francisco, California, and founded in 1969 by Donald G. Fisher and Doris F. Fisher. The company has five primary brands: the namesake Gap banner, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Piperlime and Athleta. As of September 2008,...
jeans.
Works
The venues where Blagg has performed include the Kitchen, Guggenheim Museum, Jackie 60, Cable gallery, Nuyorican’s Poet’s café, St Marks Church, Bowery Poetry Club, CBGB, KGB Bar, Performing GaragePerforming Garage
The Performing Garage is an off-Broadway theater in SoHo, New York City. Established in 1968, it is the permanent home of the experimental theater company originally named The Performance Group that morphed in 1980 into The Wooster Group , and their primary performance venue.Since 1978, it also...
, Mudd Club, and many other cultural landmarks.
Magazines published in:
- Bomb
- Shiny
- Lacanian Ink
- Interview
- Village Voice
- Night
- Verbal Abuse
- Bald Ego
- Open City
- Black Book
- Room 101
- The East Hampton Star
Film Appearances:
- “Total Recall” June 11, 2007
Newspapers published in:
- New York Times, “I Am The Chelsea Hotel”. April 30, 2006
Books:
- From Here to Maternity - Aloes Books London 1982
- Monkey - Appearances 18 (special issue) 1991
- Licking the Fun Up - Aloes Books London 1991
- Pink Instrument - Lumen Boston 1998
- Eat a Peach - (privately printed) 2006
- Up is Up and So is Down NYC Writing and Art from the 80’s. edited by Brandon Stosuy, New York Press, 2006
- What Love Sees in the Distance - Open City Books 2008
- Ticket Out (novel in progress)
- 101 Nights (stories in preparation)
External links
- Max Blagg.net
- New School.edu – The New School, NYC
- "Max Blagg's “Autobio A Gogo”" at About.comAbout.comAbout.com is an online source for original information and advice. It is written in English, and is aimed primarily at North Americans. It is owned by The New York Times Company....