Joe Brainard (1942–1994) was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and moved to New York City in 1960. He was a prolific writer and artist across media, including paintings, collages, assemblages, and comic-strip collaborations with poets. His I Remember has been translated into fifteen languages, and his artworks are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, and many others. He died from AIDS-related pneumonia.Daniel Kane is a professor of American literature at Uppsala University. His books include All Poets Welcome: The Lower East Side Poetry Scene in the 1960s (2003); We Saw the Light: Conversations Between the New American Cinema and Poetry (2009); and “Do You Have a Band?”: Poetry and Punk Rock in New York City (Columbia, 2017).

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Dear Dick2. Dear Joan3. Dear Sue4. Dear Pat5. Dear Ted6. Dear Sandy7. Dear Jimmy8. Dear Pat and Ron9. Dear Kenward10. Dear Maxine11. Dear Fairfield12. Dear Andy13. Dear Ada and Alex and Vincent14. Dear Anne15. Dear John [Ashbery]16. Dear John [Giorno]17. Dear Lewis18. Dear Larry19. Dear Bernadette20. Dear Joanne21. Dear Michael22. Dear Robert23. Dear Brad24. Dear Keith25. Dear Mrs. Ray26. Dear Anni27. Dear Nathan28. Dear Alice29. Dear BillGlossaryNotesIndex

In these letters, you feel the force of a person fully met.

Joe Brainard (1942–1994) was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and moved to New York City in 1960. He was a prolific writer and artist across media, including paintings, collages, assemblages, and comic-strip collaborations with poets. His I Remember has been translated into fifteen languages, and his artworks are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, and many others. He died from AIDS-related pneumonia.Daniel Kane is a professor of American literature at Uppsala University. His books include All Poets Welcome: The Lower East Side Poetry Scene in the 1960s (2003); We Saw the Light: Conversations Between the New American Cinema and Poetry (2009); and “Do You Have a Band?”: Poetry and Punk Rock in New York City (Columbia, 2017).

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Dear Dick2. Dear Joan3. Dear Sue4. Dear Pat5. Dear Ted6. Dear Sandy7. Dear Jimmy8. Dear Pat and Ron9. Dear Kenward10. Dear Maxine11. Dear Fairfield12. Dear Andy13. Dear Ada and Alex and Vincent14. Dear Anne15. Dear John [Ashbery]16. Dear John [Giorno]17. Dear Lewis18. Dear Larry19. Dear Bernadette20. Dear Joanne21. Dear Michael22. Dear Robert23. Dear Brad24. Dear Keith25. Dear Mrs. Ray26. Dear Anni27. Dear Nathan28. Dear Alice29. Dear BillGlossaryNotesIndex

In these letters, you feel the force of a person fully met.

Joe Brainard (1942–1994) was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and moved to New York City in 1960. He was a prolific writer and artist across media, including paintings, collages, assemblages, and comic-strip collaborations with poets. His I Remember has been translated into fifteen languages, and his artworks are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, and many others. He died from AIDS-related pneumonia.Daniel Kane is a professor of American literature at Uppsala University. His books include All Poets Welcome: The Lower East Side Poetry Scene in the 1960s (2003); We Saw the Light: Conversations Between the New American Cinema and Poetry (2009); and “Do You Have a Band?”: Poetry and Punk Rock in New York City (Columbia, 2017).

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Dear Dick2. Dear Joan3. Dear Sue4. Dear Pat5. Dear Ted6. Dear Sandy7. Dear Jimmy8. Dear Pat and Ron9. Dear Kenward10. Dear Maxine11. Dear Fairfield12. Dear Andy13. Dear Ada and Alex and Vincent14. Dear Anne15. Dear John [Ashbery]16. Dear John [Giorno]17. Dear Lewis18. Dear Larry19. Dear Bernadette20. Dear Joanne21. Dear Michael22. Dear Robert23. Dear Brad24. Dear Keith25. Dear Mrs. Ray26. Dear Anni27. Dear Nathan28. Dear Alice29. Dear BillGlossaryNotesIndex

In these letters, you feel the force of a person fully met.