23 Experiments

Overview

The enigmatic and adventurous Tilghman Alexander Goldsborough is a rising star in the poetry world, widely admired for his casual complexity and relentless urbanity. His latest concoction, 23 Experiments, is a bold development of his expansive social perspective, a toasty dérive through the poet’s sense of quotidian experience, troubled as it is by geopolitical menace, positing motion and activity as an antidote to the late capitalist slog that swamps authentic identity. The format and aesthetic was inspired by issues of Jet magazine from the 1970s, with advertisements and comic panels sharing the road with the poet’s blazing stream (or streak) of consciousness. In the words of Marwa Helal, “Tilghman Goldsborough is reporting live on the minuscule and maximal repercussions of the manmade.” Goldsborough is no horrified witness to history, he is making the moment, fomenting a revolutionary spirit that recalls the raucous psychic research of Bob Kaufman, William Burroughs, and Will Alexander.

Author Biography

Tilghman Alexander Goldsborough (b. Richmond, VA, April ‘91) lives in Brooklyn and works for the Department of Education. He is the author of "The Western" and "Object 7 [ ,a subject loosely, ,bundled in a frame,]".