Actual Air

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One of the funniest, smartest, and sweetest books of the year, a collection of snapshots colored ecstatically outside the lines. This is the absurd American sublime, poetry that raises the stakes on the every day and bluffs the bluffers." Hirsh, Marc (March 21, 2006). "Onstage, the Silver Jews need more luster". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021 . Retrieved September 25, 2021. DB: I’m looking at a book, Art and Artist by Otto Rank. He talks about the artist-type and the neurotic-type, who are each possessed by an inner conflict:

David Berman: Starlite Walker and part of Natural Bridge were written when he was at large in my life.I would definitely class myself as a constipative, whose mental health and quality of life would undoubtedly improve if I were more regular. DB: Yes. He used to visit the Whitney when he was in town. I sent him poetry I’d been working on, hoping he would invite me to apply to the UVA program. He told me UMass was the place for me. I hadn’t read his friend “jim tate” at that point and was kind of heartbroken. I had never been north of New York and just the idea of Massachusetts creeped me out. America’s scary attic. I expected cobwebs (and got them). Sullivan, Matt (April 8, 2021). "Through Lines: Albums Highlighting Nashville's 2000s Underground Explosion | Silver Jews, Tanglewood Numbers (Drag City, 2005)". Nashville Scene. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021 . Retrieved August 19, 2021. Khanna, Vish (June 27, 2019). "David Berman Discusses Every Song on Purple Mountains' Self-Titled New Album". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on December 20, 2020 . Retrieved March 27, 2021. Actual Air is a book of poetry written by David Berman and published by Open City Books in July 1999. [2] [3] A limited hardcover version was published by Drag City in August 2003. [4] Contents [ edit ] 1. [ edit ]

On January 22, 2009, Berman disbanded Silver Jews, and their final show was played the following week at Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville, Tennessee. "I always said we would stop before we got bad", and during the performance at Cumberland Caverns, claimed that "I always wanted to go out on top, but I much prefer this". [88] According to Nashville Scene's Sean L. Maloney, due to Silver Jews' impact on Nashville's mid-2000s music scene, the final show meant "a chapter in this city's artistic evolution closed". [89] Following the release of the Purple Mountains album in July, a US tour had been due to start this weekend. Davidson, Sarah (March 17, 2006). "Indie band plays in Cambridge". The Jewish Advocate. Gale A204420358. Moon, Mark E. (August 10, 2021). "Bitter Memories of David Berman's Suffering Linger 2 Years After His Suicide". Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021 . Retrieved August 19, 2021.Maloney, Sean L. (August 16, 2019). "Exploring the Majesty of Purple Mountains". Nashville Scene. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021 . Retrieved August 19, 2021. Actual Air is David Berman's first book and only published volume of poetry, first published by Open City Books in 1999. This limited hardcover copy of Actual Air was published by Drag City in August 2003. Written in the throes of the artists lifelong struggle with substance abuse, depression and anxiety, the seventh hardcover printing features autobiographical compositions merging the ineffible; at once whimsical and relatable in a work that Publisher's Weekly called "t he discovery of great American poetic storytelling by a new generation." Wilson, Carl (May 9, 2002). "The sounds of poetic licence". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021 . Retrieved November 4, 2021. Valania, Jonathan (April 1, 2001). "Stephen Malkmus: Being Stephen Malkmus". Magnet. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021 . Retrieved August 20, 2021.

Marx, Jonathan (March 9, 2008). "Poet, musician David Berman reflects on his writing life". The Tennessean.

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Currin, Grayson (August 18, 2008). "Silver Jews". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020 . Retrieved March 13, 2021.