Blinking with Fists

Blinking with Fists is the debut book of poetry by The Smashing Pumpkins and former Zwan frontman, Billy Corgan. The progress and writing of the poems was covered in Billy's online blogs. The Volume of 57 poems was published by Faber and Faber in 2004 and was greeted by mixed reviews. Dwight Garner (critic) of the New York Times wrote that "at its best, Blinking With Fists is vivid and angular and not much worse than many first books of poems tha... More

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Billy Corgan

William Patrick "Billy" Corgan, Jr. (born March 17, 1967) is an American musician, producer, and occasional poet best known as the frontman and sole permanent member of The Smashing Pumpkins. Formed by Corgan and guitarist James Iha in Chicago, Illinois, in 1987, the band quickly gained steam with...

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