Karl Holmovist: What's My Name (Book Works, 2009) GRAY the Hairy Who and the

the Hairy Who and the oozing faces of Peter Saul during his time in Chicago

Edited by Darja Bajagić and Ana Simona Zelenović

Monika Baer

In this bold and transgressive book

Karl Holmovist: What's My Name (Book Works, 2009) GRAY the Hairy Who and the128 pages 24 x 17 cm Softcover ISBN: 978 1 906012 18 2 "Inspired by T. S. Eliots The Waste Land, Karl Holmqvist uses a writing method mainly based on quotes, which now includes a diverse range of sources, from beat and concrete poetry, to cut up lines from films and popular songs often quoted in their entirety. When performed live as spoken word readings by the artist, the use of reversals, word games, and not least endless repetition, reveals a