Rodrigo Toscano

                                        
                                         
is new to me, and I likely would not be bothering
with this post if I hadn't noticed ". . . Toscano    
is major. . . ." in a comment by Kent Johnson.  I
have been doing some searches, and found that he   
has an epc.buffalo.edu page.  Early this afternoon
I finished reading the Jacket 28 interview of him by 
Leonard Schwartz.  Because of the keenness of the   
questions, the appropriateness of the responses--
which include parts of poems by Toscano, and the  
sonic and intellectual flair of his poem-making, this  
interview is the best entry for anyone who is not
familiar with this NYC-based arbiter and author.   
Here is a direct link to the interview.
                                                
On his epc page are numerous links.              
                                                        
And here is a link to a post by Mark Scroggins.
                                                           
Do not know if this is a general consensus, but        
Toscano is a post-Langpo author according to at  
least one person.  From what I have read so far  
the performance quality in his poems is enticing.
Dialogue is a core device for him, and since I   
have used dialogue in several works, it is easy  
for me to relate to and enjoy that aspect of his
writing.                                          
                                                   
                                                     
                                                   
                                              
                                                    
                                                   
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