October 5th, 2009 / 4:51 pm
 Web Hype

Explain Yourself: Peter Berghoef in ROBOT MELON #9

explain-yourself[I’m starting a new weekly feature, in which I scour my favorite journals and pick something that I like and want “explained” (I will accept anything for an explanation). I won’t be alerting people when I make the selection though, so it’ll be interesting to see who has their ears on. If I pick you and you respond before the post scrolls off the page, I will contact you (if contact info is provided) and send you a gift in the mail. Like a book or something.] [PS: When the words, “EXPLAIN YOURSELF” appear, everyone has to clap. Like a game show.][PPS: Some weeks there will be extra challenges, like “The Apologist” and “The Rebuttal,” in which random commenters can steal the gift . . . but that will come later. This being the first week, I want to keep it simple.]

So what the heck is this awesomeness:

the first time I believed I had Cadillacs running for office in my veins
freshly anointed with new headdresses
hats the neck can’t support
stop signs on top of stop signs

It’s good, right?

If Peter Berghoef is reading, would you please EXPLAIN YOURSELF! [applause!]

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33 Comments

  1. October 5th, 2009 / 8:55 pm Blake Butler—

      haha. dig this.
      and Peter is one of my favs. make him make a book.

  2. October 5th, 2009 / 4:55 pm Blake Butler—

      haha. dig this.
      and Peter is one of my favs. make him make a book.

  3. October 5th, 2009 / 8:59 pm joseph—

      that is sexy.

  4. October 5th, 2009 / 4:59 pm joseph—

      that is sexy.

  5. October 5th, 2009 / 9:33 pm sasha fletcher—

      really. peter berghoef needs to write a book. and also someone needs to publish it. so i can have it and hold it.

  6. October 5th, 2009 / 5:33 pm sasha fletcher—

      really. peter berghoef needs to write a book. and also someone needs to publish it. so i can have it and hold it.

  7. October 5th, 2009 / 11:37 pm carl—

      We’ll be re-releasing his Greying Ghost Chapbook, ‘News Of The Haircut’ early in 2010!!!

  8. October 5th, 2009 / 7:37 pm carl—

      We’ll be re-releasing his Greying Ghost Chapbook, ‘News Of The Haircut’ early in 2010!!!

  9. October 5th, 2009 / 11:38 pm carl—

      we also have his pamphlet poem ‘Hank Williams’ for sale. also, Peter B rules.

  10. October 5th, 2009 / 7:38 pm carl—

      we also have his pamphlet poem ‘Hank Williams’ for sale. also, Peter B rules.

  11. October 5th, 2009 / 11:56 pm KevinS—

      That excerpt reminds me a little bit of Dan Raphael, who is this great old-school Portland poet whose work is surreal and oddly eco-minded.

  12. October 5th, 2009 / 7:56 pm KevinS—

      That excerpt reminds me a little bit of Dan Raphael, who is this great old-school Portland poet whose work is surreal and oddly eco-minded.

  13. October 5th, 2009 / 11:59 pm jereme—

      is that statue dude still alive and performing around downtown pdx?

      i loved that guy. he was awesome.

      i want to look up dan raphael now and peep his shit.

  14. October 5th, 2009 / 7:59 pm jereme—

      is that statue dude still alive and performing around downtown pdx?

      i loved that guy. he was awesome.

      i want to look up dan raphael now and peep his shit.

  15. October 6th, 2009 / 12:40 am sasha fletcher—

      hank williams is super good. buy it. buy it now. shit.

  16. October 5th, 2009 / 8:40 pm sasha fletcher—

      hank williams is super good. buy it. buy it now. shit.

  17. October 6th, 2009 / 1:13 am Ross Brighton—

      Word. Up.
      Reminds me of the early work of a NZ poet, Michael Harlow. his Vlaminck’s tie slays.

  18. October 5th, 2009 / 9:13 pm Ross Brighton—

      Word. Up.
      Reminds me of the early work of a NZ poet, Michael Harlow. his Vlaminck’s tie slays.

  19. October 6th, 2009 / 5:56 am KevinS—

      Statue guy? Well, Dan Raphael is kind of like a statue–he’s like 6’8 or something like that.
      Do you mean the guy who paints his whole body metallic silver and stands totally still. Yeah–he’s here. Weird dude. Apparently, he’s able to support himself and his daughter that way.

  20. October 6th, 2009 / 1:56 am KevinS—

      Statue guy? Well, Dan Raphael is kind of like a statue–he’s like 6’8 or something like that.
      Do you mean the guy who paints his whole body metallic silver and stands totally still. Yeah–he’s here. Weird dude. Apparently, he’s able to support himself and his daughter that way.

  21. October 6th, 2009 / 6:50 am Ken Baumann—

      We have so many dudes who paint themselves and/or dress in costume and stand still for a living in Los Angeles.

      ____________________

  22. October 6th, 2009 / 2:50 am Ken Baumann—

      We have so many dudes who paint themselves and/or dress in costume and stand still for a living in Los Angeles.

      ____________________

  23. October 6th, 2009 / 1:33 pm Joseph Young—

      great poem. nice idea, robinson.

  24. October 6th, 2009 / 9:33 am Joseph Young—

      great poem. nice idea, robinson.

  25. October 6th, 2009 / 2:55 pm Drew—

      Cadillac Williams? That explains the hat his neck can’t support (football helmet, the rigors of being a featured back in the NFL).

  26. October 6th, 2009 / 10:55 am Drew—

      Cadillac Williams? That explains the hat his neck can’t support (football helmet, the rigors of being a featured back in the NFL).

  27. October 7th, 2009 / 8:37 pm Adam Robinson—

      Peter Berghoef, you did not EXPLAIN YOURSELF!

  28. October 7th, 2009 / 4:37 pm Adam Robinson—

      Peter Berghoef, you did not EXPLAIN YOURSELF!

  29. October 12th, 2009 / 10:42 am HTMLGIANT / Matthew Savoca, EXPLAIN YOURSELF!—

      […] last week’s edition featuring Peter Berghoef, who lost, click here.) Tags: kathryn regina, matthew savoca, […]

  30. October 14th, 2009 / 6:14 pm peter berghoef—

      oh shit. i need to start googling myself more often. and reading htmlgiant more again. at least now i don’t have to EXPLAIN MYSELF. but it might have something to do with being overcaffeinated, anxious, and unable to stop. like every day of the week.

  31. October 14th, 2009 / 2:14 pm peter berghoef—

      oh shit. i need to start googling myself more often. and reading htmlgiant more again. at least now i don’t have to EXPLAIN MYSELF. but it might have something to do with being overcaffeinated, anxious, and unable to stop. like every day of the week.

  32. April 29th, 2010 / 2:56 pm HTMLGIANT / Paul Killebrew: Explain Yourself!—

      […] readers might recall that I started a game show right here at HTMLGIANT in which I post a link to a great piece of new writing and demand of the […]

  33. October 19th, 2010 / 6:03 pm Elaine Kahn: Explain Yourself! | HTMLGIANT—

      […] earlier Explain Yourself! posts and rules to the game show here, here, here and here.) Tags: elaine kahn, La Petite […]