Letters to Kurt

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Letters to Kurt
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AuthorEric Erlandson
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenrePoetry, essays
PublisherAkashic Books
Publication date
April 10, 2012
Pages120
ISBN978-1-61775-083-0

Letters to Kurt is a collection of poetry and essays by musician Eric Erlandson, published in April 2012 by Akashic Books.[1] The book largely reads as a meditation on suicide idols, and as an elegy to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain,[2] whom Erlandson was acquainted with through Courtney Love; Erlandson served as a founding member and lead guitarist of Love's band, Hole, for eleven years.

Release[]

Letters to Kurt was announced for release in December 2011 on Erlandson's Facebook profile. The book was released on April 10, 2012 and published by Akashic Books. A limited edition pre-order package includes an advanced hardback copy of the book, a signed copy of Cock Soup—a collection of 52 photographs that serves as a visual accompaniment to the book—, a signed individual snapshot, and a CD including the soundtrack to the book.[3]

Reception[]

Kirkus Reviews said that "a friend and fellow musician not only continues to mourn [Cobain's] suicide, but also rages against the culture that he holds responsible. These 52 'letters' combine the subject matter of the Byrds' "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" with the fury of Allen Ginsberg's Howl" and described it as "a catharsis for the writer and perhaps for the reader as well."[2] Fellow musician, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth described how "Eric expresses how enchanting Kurt was, how the whole scene was, with his thoughtful, radical adult/prose love"[2] and author Everett True called the Letters to Kurt "beautiful, brutal, brief. Happy-sad eloquence. Boy Scouts playing with the complimentary cologne in the heart of the ghost town. Listen to the man. He knows."[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Amazon.com: Letters to Kurt (9781617750830): Eric Erlandson: Books". Amazon. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "Akashicbooks.com - Indie | Literary | Books". Akashic Books. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  3. ^ "Letters to Kurt by Eric Erlandson (limited edition preorder)". Akashic Books. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
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