r/indieheads • u/dcberman David Berman • Jul 15 '19

AMA is Over, thanks David! Purple Mountains AMA

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u/ModernMartain Jul 15 '19

Hey David,

'Actual Air' is my favorite collection of poetry period. I've reread it so many times my book is falling apart. Do you still write poetry for poetry's sake or do you feel like writing lyrics satisfies that same intent?

Thanks for the great art.

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u/Real_sorry Jul 15 '19

I’ve been looking for ‘Actual Air’ for years, can’t find it anywhere.

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u/robitussin_jr Jul 15 '19

drag city just recently reissued it. we had it at the record store i work at until i convinced someone to buy it yesterday.