“Poet in the Pit: Slayer, Heavy Metal, and the Limits of Poetry” By Ernest Hilbert
Last year I wound up with a broken rib after spending an hour in a mosh pit at a Slayer concert. It took place on asphalt, at night, in torrential rain, ideal… Read More
Now That’s What We Call a Poetry Slam: “Miserable Failure” by Iron Reagan
Imagine if a mosh pit broke out at a poetry reading. Sometimes I wish one would! Some great crossover thrash in the tradition of DRI and Exodus. Enjoy!… Read More
“From the Balcony on Heavy Metal Tribute Night at the Trocadero” by Ernest Hilbert
"Per Contra began publication as an online quarterly in the fall of 2005. Our name indicates our intention to offer more than one way of looking at the world. You can… Read More
“The Metal-head Image Was Like Armor Donned Each Day”: Ernest Hilbert Interviewed for Daniel Nester’s “Behind the Sestina”
"We go Behind the Sestina with Hilbert to uncover the metallic truth about his poem 'Hel[l]ical Double Sestina: [Metal Number One]' featured in The Incredible Sestina Anthology."… Read More
E-Verse Heavy Metal Air Dancer!
You know those air dancers, the big plastic tube men that flap around and dance in front of car dealerships and discount furniture warehouses? Well, Lynn and I found ourselves passing one on… Read More