Neeli Cherkovski has perfected a West Coast style & poetics that, I believe, is a necessity for all poetry readers today.
He is currently a leading practitioner of the New American Poetry; but Cherkovski's style is likely better appreciated when compared to prose masters Chandler, Steinbeck & London (in addition to the Beats & his contemporaries of course).
Cherkovski's appearance on Asemic Front 2 features his visual art - influenced by abstract expressionism - that has a new relevance to visual poetry in light of the asemic writing-art movement. Increasingly, "writers" are being viewed as culture workers across fields & genres.
Not only abstract painters but figures such as Brion Gysin & William S. Burroughs are proving to be significant contributors to asemics. Beat writers - often visual artists too - are a rich source as we look back in time to make sense of the explosion in asemic writing.
Born in Los Angeles, Neeli Cherkovski joined the San Francisco writing community in 1974, since then emerging as one of its luminaries. He is associated with figures such as Charles Bukowski & Jack Micheline, among others.
Cherkovski is author of numerous - & frequently cited as notable - volumes of poetry, including Elegy For My Beat Generation. You can learn more about his books & bio on his excellent webpage:
Neeli Cherkovski is also an accomplished biographer & critic. He is author of biographies about Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Charles Bukowski & a book titled Whitman's Wild Children, that includes memoirs of Allen Ginsberg, Michael McClure, Harold Norse & others.
Deepest thanks to Neeli Cherkovski for his kind assistance & permissions.
- De Villo Sloan
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