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About Bob Booker

Bob Booker is a longtime contributor to the San Francisco-Bay Area poetry scene as a poet, editor, teacher, performer, and promoter.

In honor of ruth weiss on her 85th birthday

Horst Spandler, A.D. Winans, Bob Booker and Neeli Cherkovski

Ruth Weiss / copyright Horst Spandler

The following is from: “ruth weiss and the American Beat movement of the ‘50s and 60’s” by Horst Spandler, published in: ruth weiss, no dancing aloud – lautes tanzen nicht erlaubt. edition exil, … [Read more...]

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Empty Mirror

Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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