Welcome to CatholicBoy.com!

This site is an in-depth exploration of the work, biography, and legacy of New York poet/diarist/lyricist/performer Jim Carroll. I hope there's something here for everyone interested in learning more about him.   --Cassie Carter, PhD

What's New

If you have been to this site before, you may notice things look a little different. I'm in the process of redeveloping the entire site in PHP. Previously the site was done in ASP, but my hosting provider no longer supports ASP. Well . . . the site needed some refreshing, anyway, right? It is going to take me a while to get the more than 1000 pages of this site re-coded.

While I'm redoing the site, you're going to run into a lot of "404 PAGE NOT FOUND" errors. I apologize for that. Please be assured the pages will return . . . with new PHP file extensions and a new look. Maybe even a few content updates.

The Fan Discussion email group is still alive and kicking, so feel free to stop in there to get your Jim Carroll fix while I'm working on the site. If you're not a member yet, just plug your email address into the Fan Discussion box at the left and click "go."

Also, for the first time in about ten years, my entire master's thesis on Jim Carroll is available on this website. That'll keep you busy for a while.

Cassie