Death of a Poet
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Previously published in the short story collected Screwjack from legendary “Gonzo” writer Hunter S Thompson, “Death of a Poet” chronicles a doomed rendezvous in a Green Bay trailer park. The Packers have lost, and the author's friend―"a bad drinker and a junkie for mass hysteria"―has come unhinged.
"Welcome to the night train."
Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter S. Thompson is incomparably the most celebrated exponent of the New Journalism. His books include Hell’s Angels, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail (available in Flamingo) and Generation of Swine. The Proud Highway, the first of three volumes of his letters, was published in 1997.
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