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Kembrew McLeod

Kembrew McLeod
Kembrew McLeod is an award-winning author of several books whose writing has been featured in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Village Voice, Rolling Stone, Slate, and Salon. A professor of communication studies at the University of Iowa, he is the recipient of a NEH Public Scholar fellowship to support this book. His book, The Downtown Pop Underground: New York City And The Literary Punks, Renegade Artists, DIY Filmmakers, Mad Playwrights, and Rock ’N’ Roll Glitter Queens Who Revolutionized Culture is available from Abrams Books.


The Moment When Punk Collided With Poetry

On the Rock 'n' Roll Art of Patti Smith, Sam Shepard, and More
October 19, 2018  By Kembrew McLeod
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