Patrick Gaughan’s poems, essays, & interviews have appeared in The Believer, Boston Review, BOMB, & others. He hosts the P L A T F O R M lecture series with Jon Ruseski. He is the artistic director of Xfinity Theater, & writer/director of the plays Fast Five (2014) & Today (2016). [twitter] [tumblr]
"A world of laughter, a world of tears / It’s a world of hope and a world of fears"
By Patrick GaughanTwo things are certain about the new year: tradition will live, and people will die.
By Patrick GaughanWhen you set out to prune an artificial flower and end up giving a fuzzy mane to Jesus Christ.
By Patrick Gaughan"Are there more war reenactments than wars? Are there more plastic soldiers than soldiers?"
By Patrick Gaughan"The large assaults the eye. It obstructs, resists a frame. The small invites noticing. Utopia through shrinkage."
By Patrick GaughanK-Stew, Kerouac, and the poetic identities of 23 year olds.
By Patrick GaughanSuspended between two Volvo trucks, a wrinkled, fissured Jean-Claude Van Damme races the twilight backwards.
By Patrick GaughanKanye West's Yeezus isn't just any old album, so Patrick Gaughan gives it something more than just any old review.
By Patrick Gaughan© 2014 Blunderbuss Magazine. All rights reserved.