Warhol-o-rama

Warhol-o-rama is a book of American poetry that examines the life—and robust afterlife—of the artist Andy Warhol (1928–1987).^[1]

Warhol-o-rama: a serial portrait of the serial portrait pioneer

Author	Peter Oresick
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	Andy Warhol
Genre	Poetry
Publisher	Carnegie Mellon University Press
Publication date	6 August 2008
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	104
ISBN	978-0-88748-503-9
OCLC	233543471

A poetic sequence by Peter Oresick, it employs techniques of multiple perspective and Warholian parody and appropriation, often to humorous effect. The sequence draws heavily from source material in the archives of the Andy Warhol Museum as well as a large body of mythology surrounding the pop art icon to render a postmodern serial portrait of Warhol.^[2]

The book was published on 6 August 2008, the occasion of Andy Warhol's 80th birthday, by the university press at Carnegie Mellon University, of which Warhol was an alumnus.

"We Pittsburghers are a little proud of Andy, a little ashamed. I had the privilege of eating ice-cream cones with him and driving him to the train station in 1949, so I can attest to the incredible knowledge and accuracy of Oresick's poems; but I'd also like to attest to their wit, originality, and loveliness. It's déjà Warhol all over again".

Gerald Stern^[3]

See also

• Songs for Drella

References

1. "CMU Press homepage (2008), Carnegie Mellon University Press, July 25, 2008". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. "Warhol-o-rama (2008), Warhol-o-rama , Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. "Warhol-o-rama (2008), Poets & Writers Magazine, July/August 2008". 12 April 2023. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

• Essay by Oresick on Warhol's 80th birthday and the publication of Warhol-o-rama^{[dead link]}
• Interview with Oresick about Warhol in Pop City Magazine (http://www.popcitymedia.com)^{[dead link]}
• Garrison Keillor reads from Warhol-o-rama on The Writer's Almanac^{[dead link]}
• Review of Warhol-o-rama in City Paper^{[dead link]}
• Interview with Oresick about Warhol in The University Times^{[dead link]}