Archive For April 2009
Timeline of the Beat Generation
on April 29, 2009 by Duende in News, Comments (0)
I’m not sure if this is a new google feature, but this timeline is useful and interesting.
“Ferlinghetti” – film to appear at San Francisco Film Festival
on April 22, 2009 by Duende in News, Comments (0)
The documentary “Ferlinghetti,” by Christopher Felver, will be shown at the San Francisco Film Festival. Dates and times of the airing are at the Sundance Kabuki Cinema, 6 p.m. April […]
Old David Meltzer video
on April 14, 2009 by Duende in News, Comments (0)
I could listen to this song forever. It’s so beautiful. I’ve recently been listening to some of David Meltzer’s poetry readings, and he’s such a great person it would seem, […]
Michael Rothenberg
on by Duende in Beat bios, Comments (0)
Born in Miami Beach, Florida in 1951, Michael Rothenberg has been an active environmentalist in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past 25 years, where he cultivates orchids and […]
Call for Papers
on April 12, 2009 by Duende in News, Comments (0)
Call For Papers
The Transnational/Global Beats: A Collection of Essays
Editors: Jennie Skerl and Nancy Grace
Deadline for abstracts: June 1, 2009
Gary Snyder and Tom Killian book signings
on April 11, 2009 by Duende in News, Comments (0)
Tom Killian’s site lists the dates of his and Gary’s book signings for Tamalpais Walking.
Tamalpais Walking
on by Duende in News, Comments (0)
Bay Nature has a nicely illustrated (by Tom Killion) article by Gary Snyder about their book Tamalpais Walking. For decades Tom Killion and Gary Snyder have explored Mount Tamalpais as […]
The Sea is My Brother
on by Duende in News, Comments (0)
Jack Kerouac’s long-lost manuscript The Sea is My Brother, which he wrote as a Merchant Marine, will be published next year. There is a review and article here.
ROCKPILE
on by Duende in News, Comments (0)
I’m currently helping Michael Rothenberg create the blog for ROCKPILE, which is a collaboration between David Meltzer — poet, musician, essayist, and more — and Michael Rothenberg of Big Bridge […]
Beat art
on April 10, 2009 by Duende in Archived features, Comments (1)
The picture at left is of artist Robert LaVigne, and is copyright by Larry Keenan–used with permissions. Says Larry, “Robert LaVigne is one of the few Beat artists that was […]
Beat films
on by Mary in Archived features, Comments (1)
Beat Films: Overviews of the Best
by Adrien Begrand
Okay, here are my picks for the definitive Beat video experience:
McClure – Manzarek: Back at the Whiskey
on by Mary in Archived features, Comments (0)
Back at the Whiskey by Mary Sands 4/5/00 (Also published in the Keroauc Connection, issue #30) Wow. A most synergetic performance just happened, and it oughtta go down in history, […]
Teaching beat literature
on by Mary in Archived features, Comments (0)
Teaching Beat Literature We were lucky to have both Ginsberg and Snyder read here in the past few years. Ginsberg’s reading drew over 1,000 people, and Snyder offered unasked to […]
Rucksacking
on by Mary in Archived features, Comments (0)
[On the old site, Matthew had sent me a picture of his mile marker near the Matterhorn, but I don't have that picture anymore.] This picture is of a mountain […]
Starving Hysterical Naked – the film
on by Mary in Archived features, Comments (0)
Soly Haim Script: Michael Bockman Doozy Film Factory PO Box 25164 Los Angeles, CA 90025 DoozyFilms@yahoo.com STARVING HYSTERICAL NAKED Starving Hysterical Naked is the story of a close group of […]
