Elaine Equi

Elaine Equi (born 1953) is an American poet whose work is known for its wit, compression and engagement with visual art, consumer culture and everyday language. She has published numerous collections including Decoy (1984), Surface Tension (1989) and Click and Clone (2011), and her poetry has appeared widely in literary journals and anthologies. Associated with the New York School and its successors, Equi has taught at the New School and City College of New York. She contributed to Bald Ego no. 3 (c. 2004), edited by Glenn O’Brien and Max Blagg.

  • Jack Spade, Bald Ego sells out!, no. 3, 2004, front cover, dark green ground, orange bold title, synthetic hair toupee specimen inset Bald Ego no. 3, 2004, interior spread pp. 156–157, paintings by Elizabeth Peyton, Heroes, two watercolour portrait heads, young male and female figures

    BALD EGO NO. 3 / JACK SPADE, Glenn O’Brien and Max Blagg, eds., 2004

    BALD EGO NO. 3 / JACK SPADE, Glenn O’Brien and Max Blagg, eds., 2004