David Breskin

David Breskin first made his name as a journalist, writing for magazines such as GQ, LIFE, and Rolling Stone, where he was a contributing editor. After publishing a novel, The Real Life Diary of a Boomtown Girl, Breskin turned to poetry. His first book of poetry, Fresh Kills, was published in 1997, and his second, Escape Velocity, in 2004. Supermodel (2007) was a one-sentence epic poem, or novel-in- verse. DIRTY BABY (2010) married his sixty-six ghazals to art by Ed Ruscha and music by Nels...See more

David Breskin first made his name as a journalist, writing for magazines such as GQ, LIFE, and Rolling Stone, where he was a contributing editor. After publishing a novel, The Real Life Diary of a Boomtown Girl, Breskin turned to poetry. His first book of poetry, Fresh Kills, was published in 1997, and his second, Escape Velocity, in 2004. Supermodel (2007) was a one-sentence epic poem, or novel-in- verse. DIRTY BABY (2010) married his sixty-six ghazals to art by Ed Ruscha and music by Nels Cline. Most of his work is at davidbreskin.com See less