The book, which is generally referred to by its main title alone, had started appearing in excerpt form throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s in various literary publications. He was finishing an autobiographical novel when he died. Ive been thinking about jim carroll s 1973 book of poems, living at the movies. The ball goes bouncing off my toes and beans the teacher on the nose. Carroll s classic account of growing up in new york in the early 1960s, full of drugs, sex, and crime. As a teenager, jim carroll won a basketball scholarship to trinity, an elite private school on the upper west side of manhattan, where he discovered a love of writing and began spending time at the st.
James dennis carroll august 1, 1949 september 11, 2009 was an american author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. While at trinity, he led a life that combined sports, drugs and poetry. And although the movie ends on a somewhat optimistic note, fans of carrolls work know that the mans struggles carried over long into adulthood. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Jim carroll was born in new york city and descended from three generations of.
In these poems, he brings the power of poetry to capture and convey a passion that marks this remarkable, popular, and enduring sport. Jim carrolls bestselling memoir the basketball diaries was first released in. Sports poem for family and friends from family friend poems. See all books authored by jim carroll, including the basketball diaries 19631966, and forced entries the downtown diaries. The main character, jimmy carroll dicaprio was a promising basketball player and through his constant diary writings he showed us he was an deep thinker. Jim carroll born august 1, 1950 in new york city is an author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. Jim carroll was new york, for the good and the bad, and this book is an overlooked masterclass in true. Jan 01, 2004 reading books filled with stories and poems inspired me to write my own, he says.
If you would like to submit your baseball poem to be considered for baseball poem of the month honors, as well as for publication in the spitball magazine, see our writers guidelines. The basketball diaries is his chronicle of those years. Jim carroll pennys poetry pages wiki fandom powered. The cause was a heart attack, said rosemary carroll. I think of poetry and how i see it as just a raw block of stone ready to be shaped, the way words are never a horrible limit to me, just tools to shape.
As the leader of the jim carroll band he released three albums as well as several spoken word recordings. Sep 17, 2009 books blog poetry jim carrolls death leaves a void in poetry. The urban classic comingofage story about sex, drugs, and basketball. Jim carrolls most popular book is the basketball diaries. Jim carroll an excerpt from the basketball diaries about bobby little kids shoot marbles where the branches break the sun into graceful shafts of light. The classic about growing up hip on new yorks mean streets jim. James dennis jim carroll august 1, 1949 september 11, 2009 was an american poet, prose author, and punk musician. My heart races as i step on the court basketball my favorite sport the whistle blows to start the game its a feeling i cant explain my team is my family when we work together theres no boundaries pass, shoot, score everyone wants more time for defense no one gets by shot goes up the ball is mine. Paperback edition of the noted authors poetry prose loosely relating to basketball. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work the basketball diaries, which was made into the 1995 film of. Carroll, the poet and punk rocker in the outlaw tradition of rimbaud and burroughs, chronicled his wild youth in the basketball diaries. Other discussions include his basketball team,his friends and daily life,sex,and his poetry. The basketball diaries by carroll, jim june 1, 1987. Looking back on it, it seems crazy that this interview has gone so long unpublished.
Jim carrolls death leaves a void in poetry books the. Jim carroll jim carroll was an author, poet, and musician, best known for his 1978 autobiographical work the basketball diaries which was made into a film of the same name in starring leonardo dicaprio as carroll. There will always be a poem i will climb on top of it and come in and out of time, cocking my head to the side slightly, as i finish shaking, melting then into its body, its soft skin is not a liejim carroll, poem from void of course 1998. Set in the dimlylit streets of manhattan, it is the story of carroll s reckless youth, spent skipping class, running around with friends, and abusing drugs. Age twelve to fifteen 1978, had been eagerly awaited. Jim carroll grew up to become a renowned poet and punk rocker.
His story is one that covers topics from innocence. Forced entries the downtown diaries book by jim carroll. In his teens, jim carroll roamed the streets of new york, shooting baskets with some of new yorks best playground stars, and shooting heroin with some of the citys most memorable street characters. Apr 28, 2014 simply put, the basketball diaries is one of the best films ive ever seen that implores a literal poetic narrative. Leonardo dicaprio on lettermanpromoting basketball diaries duration. The book also portrays his fall into the underworld of drugs,which. And if i wasnt reading a book, i was playing a sport. Books like the basketball diaries by jim carroll suggested. Books by jim carroll author of the basketball diaries. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work the basketball diaries.
James dennis jim carroll was an author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. The basketball diaries by carroll, jim 1997 paperback on. Jim carroll has 25 books on goodreads with 61214 ratings. Learn how to write a poem about basketball and share it. Raised in new york city, carroll attended several catholic grammar schools from 1955 to 1963. Includes an uncollected basketball diaries entry, the authors note from the first edition of the basketball diaries, and thgree poems. New york jim carroll, the poet and punk rocker in the outlaw tradition of rimbaud and burroughs who chronicled his wild youth in the basketball diaries, died on friday at his home in. Though to the eye of others its not something that is known. I played everything, particularly basketball, and spent many afternoons on the court, perfecting my jump shot.
The basketball diaries by carroll, jim 1997 paperback. The basketball diaries still startles, with its glimpse of big lewie alcindor on the local courts. Written while in his teens, it is a literary tourdeforce and a stunning portrait of contemporary urban street life. I first purchased this book after watching the film with leonardo dicaprio in a few times,and wanted to find out more about jim carroll s life. This tendency, mixed with a visionary grasp of languages possibilities, shifts these poems beyond what predecessors had. Set in new york city, they detail his daily life, sexual experiences, high school basketball career, poetry compositions, the counterculture movement. It is where all my thoughts and emotions are erased from my mind and all i can think about is the basketball and the hoop. James dennis jim carroll august 1, 1949 september 11, 2009 was an american author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. Right from the start, kwame alexanders new book, the crossover, looks, sounds and even feels different. Jim carrolls true story about a young man growing up in the harsh reality of new york city in the seventies is both beautiful and tragic. Tombouctou books published the basketball diaries in 1978. Jim carroll books biography and list of works author of. The basketball diaries by jim carroll joshua preston. Carrolls work includes several collections of poetry as well as a asecond memoir, forces entries.
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Jim carroll an excerpt from the basketball diaries about. Buy the basketball diaries by carroll, jim june 1, 1987 paperback by jim carroll isbn. The basketball diaries 19631966 book by jim carroll. Carroll, a diarist and rock performer, is best known for his comingofage memoir the basketball diaries, which became an instant classic when it was first published in 1978 and then a national bestseller when a film version of the book was released in 1995. Carrolls classic account of growing up in new york in the early 1960s, full of drugs, sex, and crime. Jim carrolls bestselling memoir the basketball diaries was first released in 1978 and adapted as a film in 1995. Carroll was born to a workingclass family of irish descent, and grew up on new yorks lower east. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, jims life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his mind. But in this memoir of the mid1960s, set during his comingofage from 12 to 15, he was a rebellious teenager making a place and a name for himself on the unforgiving streets of new york city. The more i read the more i know it now, heavier each day, that i need to write. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title the basketball diaries. Carroll initially made his reputation as a poet, and has won acclaim and comparisons to everyone from rimbaud to. Basketball diaries excerpt, by jim carroll by vegan cinephile on april 12, 20 2.
Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work the basketball diaries, which was made into the 1995 film of the. Dec 03, 20 first published in 1978, the basketball diaries by jim carroll is a slightlyfictionalized account of growing up in new york city. Set in new york city, they detail his daily life, sexual experiences, high school basketball career, poetry compositions, the counterculture movement, and especially his addiction to heroin, which began when he was. As depicted in his most popular work the basketball diaries, carroll grew up on new yorks lower east side, the son of three generations of irish. And jim carroll former junkie and rock singer, writer, poet and most recently movie actor on the strength of a cameo slot in the film adaptation of his the basketball diaries has to go out. Jim carroll quotes author of the basketball diaries goodreads. Jim carroll jim carroll is the author of books such as basketball diaries. Starring leonardo dicaprio, the basketball diaries is based on the autobiographical book by poet and performanceartist jim carroll. He worked at the factory for andy warhol and discussed art, literature, and the cosmos with robert smithson, allen ginsberg, and bob dylan. The bumps along the ball, stand for weakness all combined. Final shot jim carroll, here in the late 70s, soared to stardom young, with his book the basketball diaries and his punk band. The basketball diaries 1978, which chronicles carrolls double life as a star. Jim carroll books list of books by author jim carroll.
I dont know how to versifyto whom i should clarifyi am the way i am. The basketball diaries by jim carroll 29,225 ratings, 3. Like carrolls own words, kalverts film is unflinching and raw. He stumbles back and grabs his nose and hits the wall and down he goes. There was magic in our national championship season in 1979. The basketball diaries is a 1978 memoir written by author and musician jim carroll. Small sticker to rear wrapper, some slight edge wear. As the leader of the jim carroll band he released three albums as well as several spoken word. Carroll s work includes several collections of poetry as well as a asecond memoir, forces entries. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work the basketball diaries, which was made into the 1995 film of the same name, starring leonardo dicaprio as carroll. Spitball magazine would like to acknowledge outstanding baseball poems by selecting a baseball poem of the month. Sports poetry is for sport poems about dancing, soccer, basketball and baseball and funny sports poems. The diaries begin when he is around years old,and end around when he is 17 or 18 i think.
The round shape is a circle, that means never giving in. At fifteen carroll started writing poetry, and at sixteen published his first book of poems, organic trains 1967. The original classic story about growing up with drugs and sex and about learning to survive on the streets of new yorkonce again in print. Books like the basketball diaries by jim carroll suggested reading jim carroll this study guide consists of approximately 85 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the basketball diaries. File photo jim carroll, author of the basketball diaries, poses before a reading from his new book of poems void of course. The sensational sequel to the bestselling memoir the basketball diaries during the early 1970s, jim carroll was a young and rising star in the crazy and creative downtown scene in new york city. Carroll came to mainstream consciousness with the release of a 1995 film starring leonardo dicaprio, based on the book carrolls most known for.
Jim carroll, the poet and punk rocker in the outlaw tradition of rimbaud and burroughs who chronicled his wild youth in the basketball diaries, died on friday at his home in manhattan. The hardcover book has the texture and orange color of a basketball. There was a girl next to me who wasnt beautiful until she smiled and i felt that smile come at me in heat waves following, soaking through my body and out my finger tips in shafts of color and i knew somewhere in the. Jim carroll quotes author of the basketball diaries. Jim carroll, poet and punk rocker who wrote the basketball. Jim carroll s bestselling memoir the basketball diaries was first released in 1978 and adapted as a film in 1995. More poems about basketball continue below my basketball represents much more than what is shown. The classic about growing up hip on new yorks mean streets.
Poet ted berrigan took young jim under his wing, and toting a manuscript of the basketball diaries, the pair made a pilgrimage to see jack kerouac, who observed, at thirteen years of age, jim carroll writes better prose than 89 percent of the novelists working today. After having read the basketball diaries i feared that carrolls poetry would. There is also magic in iry broughtons poems about basketball and his lifetime addiction to the game. Jim carroll s most popular book is the basketball diaries. Conscience is no more than the dead speaking to us. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work the basketball diaries, which was made into the 1995 film of the same name with leonardo dicaprio as carroll. The basketball diaries and the book of nods carroll, jim on. Jim carroll died of a heart attack at his writing desk in 2009. Carroll is best known for his 1978 novel the basketball diaries, which was made into a movie in 1995 starring leonardo dicaprio. Buy the basketball diaries new edition by carroll, jim isbn. In 1995 a film version of the basketball diaries was released starring leonardo dicaprio, and in 20022003 carroll recorded three spoken word albums, including a reading of jack kerouacs doctor sax and the great world snake and william blakes the marriage of heaven and hell.
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