Tan Lin




Tan Lin at PennSound

Tan Lin’s style as an artist derives from the principle of ambient literature. A commentary by Katherine Elaine Sanders described the style by saying “Lin leads his audiences in exploring the temporary ephemera that fills our daily interactions.” Here are the contents of Lin’s reading for the Segue Series at the Bowery Poetry Club, April 9, 2011:

  1. from Seven Controlled Vocabularies (4:34): MP3
  2. A Short History of the Limited Edition (9:53): MP3
  3. The Expanded Preface (7:21): MP3
  4. from Insomnia and the Aunt (10:59): MP3

Segue Series Reading at the Bowery Poetry Club, April 11, 2009:

  1. Diary/Blog (4:59): MP3
  2. The Heath Text (4:17): MP3
  3. Seven Controlled Vocabularies and Obituary 2004. The Joy of Cooking (9:06): MP3
  4. untitled ambient novel (19:15): MP3

Segue Series Reading at Ear Inn, December 9, 1995:

  1. 26 Fairy Tales (1:12): MP3
  2. The Son of Ethers in a Victorian Layer Cake (3:02): MP3
  3. A Poem About Nature (1:38): MP3
  4. Broken Sonnets (1:58): MP3
  5. Pulp Fiction vs. Documentary (8:55): MP3
  6. Scarf Poem (1:34): MP3
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