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  Blinking with Fists - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Blinking with Fists is the debut book of poetry by former Smashing Pumpkins and Zwan frontman, Billy Corgan.
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 DarcyWretzky.org .::. Your Source for Everything D'arcy Wretzky
"Blinking with Fists," a collection of impressionistic free verse by the former frontman for the alternative-rock band Smashing Pumpkins, has just been published by Faber and Faber.
"Blinking With Fists" is dedicated to his mother.
With "Blinking With Fists," his intent was "not to win anybody over," Corgan says.
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 ..:: muso's guide | online magazine & city guide ::..   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Former Smashing Pumpkins frontman and undisputed Rock legend, Billy Corgan is set to release a book of poems in the near future entitled Blinking With Fists.
Not forgetting his original trade, though, Billy is presently working on a solo album after the demise of Zwan and a release date is planned for December 2004.
Copies of Blinking With Fists are now available for pre-order at Amazon.co.uk.
www.musosguide.com /news.php?id=44   (167 words)

  
 NEWCITYCHICAGO.COM: Street Smart Chicago
Corgan's "Blinking with Fists," his 96-page venture into poetry, falls fairly short of life-changing.
Unfortunately, the renaissance man often takes heat if all of his acts of artistry aren't on the same level, and let's face it, sometimes we ask way too much.
Billy Corgan discusses "Blinking with Fists" on October 29 at Borders Bookstore, 830 North Michigan, (312)573-0564, at 5pm.
www.newcitychicago.com /chicago/3822.html   (239 words)

  
 Billy Corgan
He's even written a book called Blinking with Fists that is due out on September 1, 2004.
The book is filled with poems penned by the Chicago musician about his personal life and other issues that are close to him.
You can order Blinking with Fists through Amazon.
centerstage.net /music/whoswho/BillyCorgan.html   (355 words)

  
 Echo Online :: Arts & Entertainment :: Billy Corgan appears at Borders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Billy Corgan signs copies of “Blinking With Fists” at Borders in downtown Ann Arbor.
Billy Corgan, former lead singer of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, has recently published a volume of poems entitled “Blinking With Fists.” Corgan made an appearance at about 7 p.m.
As for “Blinking With Fists,” the book tends to fall flat at times.
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 Billy Corgan's 'Blinking With Fists' is the No1 selling Poetry book in the US and debuts on New York Times Best Seller ...
Billy Corgan's 'Blinking With Fists' is the No1 selling Poetry book in the US and debuts on New York Times Best Seller List!
NEW YORK (Warner Bros. Records/ Annie Ohayon Media Relations) - Billy Corgan's highly acclaimed poetry book, "Blinking With Fists," debuted at No 24 on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best Sellers List on October 31, 2004.
According to Nielsen BookScan (the retail sales monitoring service for the U.S. book industry), "Blinking With Fists" was also the No 1 best-selling poetry book in the United States in its first week of release and has occupied the top spot for three out of the five weeks for which it has been on sale.
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 Billy Corgan @ The Mirabeau Room :: Mon, October 25
Now, with Blinking with Fists, Corgan emerges, ready to share his poetic voice with the world with a collection of his poetry that will be released in October 2004 (Faber and Faber/October 2004/$18.00).
As we see it, Blinking with Fists is a natural progression in the house's longstanding support of poetry and the arts.
Billy adds a contemporary, alternative voice to an overall program that has published a broad range of poets, from the likes of Siegfried Sassoon and Robert Pinsky to Gary Snyder and August Kleinzahler.
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His hands might be balled tight, but his soul absorbs what his fists cannot truly deflect.
Never just the spectator, Corgan transforms his world into the palpable, lyrical beauty of the heartbreak of one who cannot turn away, allowing us to get as close as we dare without blinking." --J.T. Leroy, author of Sarah and The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
Billy Corgan is the singer and songwriter for the critically acclaimed, multiplatinum Chicago band Smashing Pumpkins.
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 Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Living / Arts / Smashing poetry
Smashing poetry Former Smashing Pumpkin Billy Corgan has released a book called "Blinking With Fists," a meditative set of poems with none of the rage of his old band.
We caught up with Corgan before his book signing at the Harvard Book Store tonight at 7 p.m.
Former Smashing Pumpkin Billy Corgan has released a book called "Blinking With Fists," a meditative set of poems with none of the rage of his old band.
www.boston.com /news/globe/living/articles/2004/10/15/smashing_poetry?mode=PF   (438 words)

  
 Billy Corgan News - Billy Corgan Poetry Book: In Stores Friday   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Billy Corgan’s collection of poetry, Blinking With Fists, lands at bookstores this Friday.
Billy’s collection of poems, “Blinking With Fists” will be available in your favorite bookstore from this Friday, October 01.
Billy is quoted as saying, “I think the poems have their own personality and are a lot closer in spirit to me as a person, as opposed to my song lyrics, which I believe deal more in pieces of me.”
www.billy-corgan.com /news/archives/000205.php   (267 words)

  
 Focus - The Daily Campus
Billy Corgan has given up his guitar for a new medium of artistic expression: poetry.
He released his compilation, "Blinking With Fists," Oct. 1 and has a poetry reading tour planned across the United States.
The famed singer/ guitarist from the Chicago-based band, "The Smashing Pumpkins," and his now defunct follow-up act, "Zwan," performed his new poetry for the first time last fall at a benefit at the Art Institute of Chicago.
www.dailycampus.com /news/2004/10/08/Focus   (221 words)

  
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 americana UK News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Undercover Media reports "Former Smashing Pumpkins/Zwan frontman Billy Corgan is now a best-selling author.
Corgan's poetry book 'Blinking With Fists' has debuted at No. 24 on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best Seller's List.
The title was also the best selling poetry book in the USA last week.
www.americana-uk.com /2004/11/corgan-becomes-bestselling-author.html   (161 words)

  
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Legendary frontman, Billy Corgan, visits the SIRIUS studios to discuss his new book of poetry, Blinking With Fists.
Better known for his pioneering work with The Smashing Pumpkins and later Zwan, Corgan will also discuss his new life as a solo artist.
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 Amazon.ca: Books: Blinking with Fists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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 BILLBOARD
-- Jonathan Cohen, N.Y. Billy Corgan will hit the road next week on a two-week tour to promote his debut book of poetry, "Blinking With Fists," which was recently published by Faber and Faber.
The tour includes a blend of readings from "Blinking With Fists," book signings and question and answer sessions with the audience.
As previously reported, Corgan is mixing his debut solo album, due next spring via Warner Bros.
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 Glorious Noise Boards - View topic - BLINKING WITH FISTS - Billy Corgan's new poetry book is out   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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On TheFutureEmbrace, CORGAN aims to find innocence and purity as the world rages around him.
His tone is questioning, his vocals are tender, and his lyrical flow is as seamless as the poetry in his book of poems Blinking With Fists (Faber and Faber, 10/04).
A noteworthy achievement, Blinking With Fists was the highest-debuting poetry book on the New York Times’ best-seller list in over a decade.
www.msopr.com /mso/billy_corgan/release_3_30_05.htm   (545 words)

  
 Market Wire: Billy Corgan's First Poetry Effort Debuts on New York Times Best Seller List
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Billy Corgan's highly acclaimed poetry book, "Blinking With Fists," debuted at #24 on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best Sellers List on October 31, 2004.
According to Nielsen BookScan (the retail sales monitoring service for the U.S. book industry), "Blinking With Fists" was also the #1 best-selling poetry book in the United States in its first week of release and has occupied the top spot for three out of the five weeks for which it has been on sale.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200411/ai_n8560735   (433 words)

  
 A Sheep at the Wheel - Blog
I saw Billy Corrigan last night at the Arts Club Theatre on Granville Island.
He is on tour in support of his new poetry book, Blinking With Fists.
Billy has a big influence on the way I view song writing and lyrical craftsmanship.
www.asheepatthewheel.com /blog/2004/10/smashing-time-at-corrigans-reading.htm   (226 words)

  
 Goodmanson.com
This past year has been a busy and creative period for the former front man of the bands Smashing Pumkins and Zwan.
After releasing his first book of poetry, “Blinking with Fists,” an ongoing extremely personal online autobiography on MySpace, Billy Corgan has just unleashed his first solo record: The Future Embrace.
Although not much of a departure from later Pumpkin albums, the Future Embrace relies more on synth textures and quiet reflective melodies than on the distorted guitar driven Goth-pop Corgan is famous for.
www.goodmanson.com   (2488 words)

  
 POP QUIZ: BILLY CORGAN
Billy Corgan has done lots of cool things since the Smashing Pumpkins broke up: kept an online journal, dumped his girlfriend, started bitter feuds with his former band mates, worked on a solo album, and started and broken up a completely different group, Zwan.
But a new book of poetry called "Blinking With Fists" tops them all.
How can it not, with pieces like "The Song of the Earth," "Poetry of My Heart" and "Twixt and Twine"?
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/10/10/PKGIJ7PGGA1.DTL&type=printable   (483 words)

  
 “BLINKING WITH FISTS” - A NIGHT OF POETRY WITH BILLY CORGAN - Vancouver   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
“BLINKING WITH FISTS” - A NIGHT OF POETRY WITH BILLY CORGAN - Vancouver
“BLINKING WITH FISTS” - A NIGHT OF POETRY WITH BILLY CORGAN
Experience Billy Corgan reciting his current poetic works at the Arts Club Theatre on October 24th.
www.clubvibes.com /events/view.asp?id=23190   (75 words)

  
 Did any of you actually read Blinking With Fists? - WA - A Billy Corgan Fan Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Did any of you actually read Blinking With Fists?
Did you read Billy's poetry book, or did you just buy it for the autograph?
Personally I enjoy Billy's song lyrics better than Blinking With Fists,
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 Billy Corgan 'excited' about debut solo album - NME.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
I know that I like it and that makes me smile."
Corgan, who has just released ‘Blinking With Fists’, his first book of poetry, has also begun work on his first novel, which will be published by Faber And Faber.
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 Billy Corgan News - Info on Billy's book, "Blinking with Fists"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Billy Corgan News - Info on Billy's book, "Blinking with Fists"
Billy Corgan News > News Archive > Info on Billy's book, "Blinking with Fists"
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 Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 2004047100   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 2004047100
Publisher description for Blinking with fists / Billy Corgan.
Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog
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 Amazon.co.uk: Books: Blinking with Fists: Poems   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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