Noted singer PJ Harvey recently recited a poem written by the late avant-garde rock musician Captain Beefheart, aka Don Van Vliet, about her cat, reports Stereogum. Titled “Man Can’t Anticipate Cat,” ...

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Thomas Gray (1716–1771) occupies a serious place in any standard list of English poets, even though he published only 13 poems in his lifetime and his collected poetry — including his Latin poems, ...

Christopher Smart (1722–1771) was a madman, a genius, a Christian poet, and a mystic of small things. At his worst, he would rage against his father-in-law (with, it must be admitted, some ...

PJ Harvey paid tribute to one of her biggest influences, Captain Beefheart, by reading some of his poetry at a London art gallery a couple of weeks ago. The singer posted a video from the event to her ...

Don Van Vliet was born to be a cult artist. Van Vliet, better known to most of us as Captain Beefheart, pioneered an unhinged, experimental form of rock 'n' roll. He never made much commercial impact, ...