{"id":7,"date":"2018-05-14T19:07:11","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T19:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-01-15T23:03:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T07:03:03","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to CatholicBoy.com!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-plain is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>There will always be<br>a poem<br>I will climb on top of it and come<br>In and out of time,<br>Cocking my head to the side slightly,<br>As I finish shaking, melting then<br>Into its body, its soft skin<br>is not a lie<\/strong><\/p>\n<cite>Jim Carroll, &#8220;Poem&#8221;<br>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/works\/literary-works\/books-of-poetry-by-jim-carroll\/void-of-course-poems-1994-1997\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4725\">Void of Course<\/a> (1998)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/poem.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>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&#8217;s something here for everyone interested in learning more about him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8212; Cassie Carter, PhD<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blog:<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/yep-more-audio\/\">Yep, More Audio!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Cassie Carter<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T21:09:32-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 3, 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/audio-basketball-diaries-off-broadway\/\">Audio: Basketball Diaries Off Broadway<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Cassie Carter<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-03-09T01:42:15-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 9, 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There will always bea poemI will climb on top of it and comeIn and out of time,Cocking my head to the side slightly,As I finish shaking, melting thenInto its body, its soft skinis not a lie Jim Carroll, &#8220;Poem&#8221;From Void of Course (1998) This site is an in-depth exploration of the work, biography, and legacy &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Welcome to CatholicBoy.com!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":91,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"folder":[19],"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9VlUH-7","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4175,"url":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/works\/articles-poems-by-jim-carroll\/i-shot-a-deer\/","url_meta":{"origin":7,"position":0},"title":"I Shot a Deer","author":"catholicboy.com","date":"January 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"By Jim CarrollGentlemen's Quarterly January 2002 (pp. 113-14) In its January 2002 issue (with Hugh Jackman on the cover), GQ ran a feature titled \"My First Time,\" explaining, \"Before every big discovery, there's a journey into virgin territory. 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