Interview with Adam Moursy, author of Slinking Under the Electric Bulb
Tell us about Slinking Under The Electric Bulb Slinking Under The Electric Bulb is a largely autobiographical, dark and humorous collection of poems, most of which revolve around my general ramblings and heavy appetite for both alcohol and women. Set in New York City, the book takes you through the ups and downs of what’s gotten to be a rather hard life as a result, all while taking it head-on with the best of them. What type of poetry is it? While it is a poetry book, I always say that I write “poems for people who hate poetry.” Written in free verse, without rhyming or getting too wrapped up metaphorically, each piece is really more like a very, very short story. Like very, very short stories? Is there a poem that illustrates this?
en garde I carry on in anticipation, we cross paths, nothing happens the struggle never ends. I like it, I like it, I like it. That’s great. What kind of readers do you expect the book to attract? Drunks, hedonists, city folk, loners, those of you with road rage and readers with a short attention span. Honestly, there’s a little something in here for everyone, even if you’ve never been held up at gunpoint or had a woman punch you in the jaw during sex. What?! Tell us the story. wild ride “sorry I invited a stranger over,” she said. “yeah…yeah…” she was riding it like a champ, “you’re horrible!” she said. she hopped on again and went “you like that?” I asked. then she leaned in I kept pumping away. “he can hear us in the next she closed her fist and swung. “goddamn!” I said. “what’s without a word, she a few minutes later, “I’m gonna be late for we dressed and I woke up stranger, on the way back home, was it great sex It seems as if you are focused on the underbelly of society. Would you say that this is a New York thing or are the experiences universal? It’s no secret that New York’s the kind of place where anything goes if you let it, and that’s something that both lures people in and pushes others out at the same time. While it may be more widespread and accepted out here, there’s a dark side to just about every city and town if you go looking for it.
How long did this book take to write?
Most of the poems were written within the last two years. I’d always wanted to put a book together (or several, for what it’s worth), but didn’t have the resources until recently.
What was the most challenging part of the process?
Keeping a roof over my head for long enough to actually get some work done. Writing comes easily to me, but between landlords and debt collectors looking for a buck, plus the constant hangovers, it can be tough maintaining any sort of schedule.
Tell us a bit about yourself.
Well, you know my name (Adam Moursy), which is already more than a lot of people get. I was born in Brooklyn in 1986, and currently reside there. Slinking Under The Electric Bulb is my first poetry offering, although I have been published in several lit mags in both the US and UK. You’ll learn plenty more about me if you read the book, which is something you should go do…now.
We will, we promise. In the meantime, have you got a blog where we can read more of your work?
No blog at the moment, but you can persuade me to start one on Twitter @moursyadam.
Where can we buy your book?
What’s next?
I just finished working on the print version of “Slinking”, which should be available by the time this interview goes up. Next up will be another poetry collection, as well as a coinciding novel to be released around the same time (third quarter 2013). Hint hint: Adam moves in with a call girl.
Don’t leave us hanging like that. Tell us more.
I just wanted to throw that out there as a little teaser, but yeah, I did. She was nineteen at the time and simply one of the hottest, most charming girls I’d ever had the misfortune of meeting. I started dating her not knowing what she did to make the rent, and we hit it off pretty quickly. By the time I found out, I was already well-hooked (pun intended?). Anyway, that’s long over and done with now, and I’ve since traded up to an eighteen year-old with strangely similar looks and a very honest (albeit much less interesting) job, thank you.
One last poem? Please.
one for the common drunk
some fool kept inserting quarters
into the jukebox, even though the thing didn’t work. it was a chummy neighborhood hole-in-the-wall, and when the bartender finally came over to inform him that the machine was broken, I turned to the guy and said, jokingly, “no one wants to hear your music.”his expression turned sour, as though I had taken a shot at his character, but he didn’t say anything back, just walked over to his seat.as he moved away, I noticed he had a gimp leg and walked with a cane.a few minutes later, he looked over and said, “HEY WISE ASS! YOU’VE GOT A REAL BIG MOUTH, MOTHERF**KER!”those left at the bar focused in on us. I tried explaining to him that my comment was merely in the interest of friendly humor.”WHY DON’T YOU TURN AROUND AND ORDER YOURSELF A COCKTAIL!” he screamed.alright, I thought, that makes us even.then he said, “COME OUTSIDE! I’LL BEAT YOUR ASS REAL GOOD!” I could tell by the glisten in his eye he stood up and “YOU THINK THIS IS FUNNY? he hobbled on over, we were standing toe to toe, “fair enough,” I said, then he raised his glass and we drank them |
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