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About Michael McClure

Michael McClure (October 20, 1932-May 4, 2020) was a poet, playwright, novelist, and essayist, who is closely associated with the Beat Generation, the San Francisco Renaissance, and the 1960s counterculture. He often performed his poetry with Ray Manzarek and The Big Mix and gave poetry readings internationally. His most recent publication is Of Indigo and Saffron: New and Selected Poems. You an visit his website at www.michael-mcclure.com.

Remembering Poet Kirby Doyle

Michael McClure and Peter Coyote

Kirby Doyle poet

Kirby Doyle & the Snows of Yesteryear by Michael McClure In 1958 Kirby Doyle's menage on Sacramento Street, in a basement apartment of the no-man's land between the wealthy on the Hill and the … [Read more...]

In Memoriam: Bruce Conner, 1933-2008

Michael McClure

In Memoriam: Bruce Conner, 1933-2008

THE ARTIST for Bruce Conner THE ARTIST has faces that are nude ladies and feathers. Women pose in the visage of the whirlpool raising bare arms and arching bare thighs. Tentacles of … [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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