Max Blagg

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Max Blagg was born in Retford, England on June 24th - St John the Baptist's day (though the significance of this has not yet become important). He arrived in NYC in 1971 and has stayed there ever since. During this time he has become recognized as an influential performer and highly respected writer and poet on the New York literary scene. He is currently a Visiting lecturer in poetry at New School, NYC (Continuous from 2005).

Venues performed at: the Kitchen, Guggenheim Museum, Jackie 60, Cable gallery, Nuyorican’s Poet’s café, St Marks Church, Bowery Poetry Club, CBGB, KGB Bar, Performing Garage, Mudd Club and many other cultural landmarks.

Magazines published in: Bomb, Shiny, Lacanian Ink, Interview, Village Voice, Night, Verbal Abuse, Bald Ego, Open City, Black Book, Room 101, The East Hampton Star.

“Total Recall” June 11, 2007,
New York Times, “I Am The Chelsea Hotel”. April 30, 2006,
Up is Up and So is Down NYC Writing and Art from the 80’s. edited by Brandon Stosuy, New York Press, 2006

Publications: From Here to Maternity - Aloes Books London 1982
Monkey - Appearances 18 (special issue) 1991
Licking the Fun Up - Aloes Books London 1991
Pink Instrument - Lumen Boston 1998
Eat a Peach - (privately printed) 2006
What Love Sees in the Distance - Open City Books 2008
Ticket Out (novel in progress)
101 Nights (stories in preparation)