The conversation took place in the bat cave deep beneath Andrei’s secret castle in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. As usual, he was kicking back in his vintage velvet Prussian throne and I was sitting on a pile of petrified guano. Around us, our ghost companions were watching the discussion in various states of indifference. On Andrei’s side, Ted Berrigan and Francois Villon were chilling out with Tzara and Pasternak. On my side, Rimbaud was pretending to ignore Edward Abbey and Bukowski, who were becoming increasingly intoxicated. Meanwhile, the walls oozed with the literary perspiration of the Earth.

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Praise for Hariette Surovell

To contact Hariette: http://www.matahariette.com/contact.html

December 26, 2009
Ishmael Reed, who savaged “Precious” himself in a New York Times op-ed piece, also praises Hariette:

WOW!! Hariette Surovell, Thanks for this piece. It's terrific. Best, Ishmael

ps say hello to my old friend Andrei


February 6, 2010
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Hi Robin,

Nice to talk with you. I went to the exquisite cadaver site and was fascinated by Harriette's work. She grew in a different America than I did at the same time! I realized I knew that title from reading about the surrealists, not the publication.

Thanks for the heads up!

More work in 2010!

Best,
Ed Cionek

 
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