Frank D'Andrea Interview You have this wild, sort of confrontational style of performing your poems. Where did it come from? I don't know what the fuck you mean. Didn't you break your arm at a reading once? Actually, I dislocated my knee at a reading in Seattle. I had just been introduced to the audience in the bookstore where I was reading when I bowed deeply, grabbed a footstool, and charged outside across two lanes of traffic. Once on the opposite curb, I set up the stool and climbed to the top step. As I pivoted around, I threw my knee out and fell three feet to the ground screaming in pain. From across the street, I could hear the crowd was pleased with my performance. How often do you you write these days? Every day. (LIAR). Well, once every free moment I get. Who are your favorite writers? F.T. Marinetti Diamanda Galas Kurt Schwitters Howard Zinn William S. Burroughs Are you one of those people who are always listening in on what others are talking about? No. I fucking can't stand people and their "Baaaaahhhh---Baaaaaahhhh" bleats. What mechanical device produces a sound closest to poetry? Jackhammer What's your favorite kid's show? Teletubbies