Beats at Naropa
An anthology edited by Anne Waldman and Laura Wright
June 1, 2009 ⢠6 x 9 ⢠234 pages ⢠978-1-56689-227-8
Never-before-collected essays, talks, and interviews with the luminaries of Beat literature.
Amassed from the riches of the Naropa University audio archives, this collection offers an exciting new look at the Beatsâwhose influence lives on in the art and politics of our time. In this often spontaneous, conversational book, readers are introduced to the hard truths behind being a Beat woman, the haunting accuracy of William Burroughsâs world-view, the passion and energy of Allen Ginsberg and Anne Waldman, Jack Kerouacâs unexpected musicality, Diane DiPrimaâs foray into small press publishing, Michael McClureâs account of the famous first reading of âHowl,â and, most of all, the inspirations behind Americaâs most provocative and prescient thinkers.
Contributors include:
David Amram Amiri Baraka ⢠Ted Berrigan ⢠Junior Burke ⢠William S. Burroughs ⢠Lorna Dee Cervantes ⢠Ann Charters ⢠Clark Coolidge ⢠Gregory Corso ⢠Diane di Prima ⢠Lawrence Ferlinghetti ⢠Rick Fields ⢠Allen Ginsberg ⢠David Henderson ⢠Abbie Hoffman John Clellon Holmes ⢠Joyce Johnson ⢠Hettie Jones ⢠Edie Parker Kerouac ⢠Joanne Kyger ⢠Michael McClure ⢠William S. Merwin ⢠John Oughton ⢠Marjorie Perloff ⢠David Rome ⢠Edward Sanders ⢠Gary Snyder ⢠Janine Pommy Vega ⢠Steven Taylor ⢠ChÜgyam Trungpa, Rinpoche ⢠Anne Waldman ⢠Philip Whalen ⢠Laura Wright ⢠Joshua Zim
About the Author
Anne Waldman is an internationally renowned poet, performer, and Distinguished Professor of Poetics at Naropa Universityâs Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. She is the co-editor of Civil Disobediences: Poetics and Politics in Action and the author of over forty books, including In the Room of Never Grieve and Vow to Poetry: Essays, Interviews, & Manifestos.
Laura Wright, co-editor of Beats at Naropa (Coffee House Press, 2009), is a poet, map librarian, volunteer firefighter, and graduate of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. For a number of years she curated the Left Hand Reading Series in Boulder. She is the author of Part of the Design as well as various chapbooks. Her translation of Henri Michauxâs La vie dans les plis is forthcoming from Action Books.
Reviews
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âAt Naropa Universityâs Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, there has long been an illuminating, dynamic, ongoing exchange of ideas about the history and legacy of the Beat Generationâan exchange fortunately that has been carefully archived and preserved. This valuable anthology does not further embalm the âlegendâ of the Beats. Instead it allows its readers to hear authentic voicesâAllen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, John Clellon Holmes, Diane di Prima, Philip Whalen, etc.âas well as introducing the thoughtful and responsible work of leading Beat scholars.â âJoyce Johnson
An anthology edited by Anne Waldman and Laura Wright
June 1, 2009 ⢠6 x 9 ⢠234 pages ⢠978-1-56689-227-8
Never-before-collected essays, talks, and interviews with the luminaries of Beat literature.
Amassed from the riches of the Naropa University audio archives, this collection offers an exciting new look at the Beatsâwhose influence lives on in the art and politics of our time. In this often spontaneous, conversational book, readers are introduced to the hard truths behind being a Beat woman, the haunting accuracy of William Burroughsâs world-view, the passion and energy of Allen Ginsberg and Anne Waldman, Jack Kerouacâs unexpected musicality, Diane DiPrimaâs foray into small press publishing, Michael McClureâs account of the famous first reading of âHowl,â and, most of all, the inspirations behind Americaâs most provocative and prescient thinkers.
Contributors include:
David Amram Amiri Baraka ⢠Ted Berrigan ⢠Junior Burke ⢠William S. Burroughs ⢠Lorna Dee Cervantes ⢠Ann Charters ⢠Clark Coolidge ⢠Gregory Corso ⢠Diane di Prima ⢠Lawrence Ferlinghetti ⢠Rick Fields ⢠Allen Ginsberg ⢠David Henderson ⢠Abbie Hoffman John Clellon Holmes ⢠Joyce Johnson ⢠Hettie Jones ⢠Edie Parker Kerouac ⢠Joanne Kyger ⢠Michael McClure ⢠William S. Merwin ⢠John Oughton ⢠Marjorie Perloff ⢠David Rome ⢠Edward Sanders ⢠Gary Snyder ⢠Janine Pommy Vega ⢠Steven Taylor ⢠ChÜgyam Trungpa, Rinpoche ⢠Anne Waldman ⢠Philip Whalen ⢠Laura Wright ⢠Joshua Zim
About the Author
Anne Waldman is an internationally renowned poet, performer, and Distinguished Professor of Poetics at Naropa Universityâs Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. She is the co-editor of Civil Disobediences: Poetics and Politics in Action and the author of over forty books, including In the Room of Never Grieve and Vow to Poetry: Essays, Interviews, & Manifestos.
Laura Wright, co-editor of Beats at Naropa (Coffee House Press, 2009), is a poet, map librarian, volunteer firefighter, and graduate of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. For a number of years she curated the Left Hand Reading Series in Boulder. She is the author of Part of the Design as well as various chapbooks. Her translation of Henri Michauxâs La vie dans les plis is forthcoming from Action Books.
Reviews
Â
âAt Naropa Universityâs Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, there has long been an illuminating, dynamic, ongoing exchange of ideas about the history and legacy of the Beat Generationâan exchange fortunately that has been carefully archived and preserved. This valuable anthology does not further embalm the âlegendâ of the Beats. Instead it allows its readers to hear authentic voicesâAllen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, John Clellon Holmes, Diane di Prima, Philip Whalen, etc.âas well as introducing the thoughtful and responsible work of leading Beat scholars.â âJoyce Johnson
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An anthology edited by Anne Waldman and Laura Wright
June 1, 2009 ⢠6 x 9 ⢠234 pages ⢠978-1-56689-227-8
Never-before-collected essays, talks, and interviews with the luminaries of Beat literature.
Amassed from the riches of the Naropa University audio archives, this collection offers an exciting new look at the Beatsâwhose influence lives on in the art and politics of our time. In this often spontaneous, conversational book, readers are introduced to the hard truths behind being a Beat woman, the haunting accuracy of William Burroughsâs world-view, the passion and energy of Allen Ginsberg and Anne Waldman, Jack Kerouacâs unexpected musicality, Diane DiPrimaâs foray into small press publishing, Michael McClureâs account of the famous first reading of âHowl,â and, most of all, the inspirations behind Americaâs most provocative and prescient thinkers.
Contributors include:
David Amram Amiri Baraka ⢠Ted Berrigan ⢠Junior Burke ⢠William S. Burroughs ⢠Lorna Dee Cervantes ⢠Ann Charters ⢠Clark Coolidge ⢠Gregory Corso ⢠Diane di Prima ⢠Lawrence Ferlinghetti ⢠Rick Fields ⢠Allen Ginsberg ⢠David Henderson ⢠Abbie Hoffman John Clellon Holmes ⢠Joyce Johnson ⢠Hettie Jones ⢠Edie Parker Kerouac ⢠Joanne Kyger ⢠Michael McClure ⢠William S. Merwin ⢠John Oughton ⢠Marjorie Perloff ⢠David Rome ⢠Edward Sanders ⢠Gary Snyder ⢠Janine Pommy Vega ⢠Steven Taylor ⢠ChÜgyam Trungpa, Rinpoche ⢠Anne Waldman ⢠Philip Whalen ⢠Laura Wright ⢠Joshua Zim
About the Author
Anne Waldman is an internationally renowned poet, performer, and Distinguished Professor of Poetics at Naropa Universityâs Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. She is the co-editor of Civil Disobediences: Poetics and Politics in Action and the author of over forty books, including In the Room of Never Grieve and Vow to Poetry: Essays, Interviews, & Manifestos.
Laura Wright, co-editor of Beats at Naropa (Coffee House Press, 2009), is a poet, map librarian, volunteer firefighter, and graduate of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. For a number of years she curated the Left Hand Reading Series in Boulder. She is the author of Part of the Design as well as various chapbooks. Her translation of Henri Michauxâs La vie dans les plis is forthcoming from Action Books.
Reviews
Â
âAt Naropa Universityâs Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, there has long been an illuminating, dynamic, ongoing exchange of ideas about the history and legacy of the Beat Generationâan exchange fortunately that has been carefully archived and preserved. This valuable anthology does not further embalm the âlegendâ of the Beats. Instead it allows its readers to hear authentic voicesâAllen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, John Clellon Holmes, Diane di Prima, Philip Whalen, etc.âas well as introducing the thoughtful and responsible work of leading Beat scholars.â âJoyce Johnson
