Blake Butler—
At the Poetry Foundation, an excellent article about the intersection of writing and poker, concerning the life of Joel Dias-Porter, who lives and writes in casinos.
At the Poetry Foundation, an excellent article about the intersection of writing and poker, concerning the life of Joel Dias-Porter, who lives and writes in casinos.
In the early ’90s, he lived in a homeless shelter in Washington, DC so
he wouldn’t need a day job and could go to the Library of Congress every
day and focus exclusively on his poetry.
Dude lived my dream!
yes. my life.
joel merks words.