What do you get if you take Beat icon Michael McClure (who penned Janis Joplin's "Mercedes Benz"), add Rock 'n Roll Hall of Famer Ray Manzarek (Doors keyboardist), stir in jazz/Indian fusion … [Read more...]
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The Beat Generation – A Play by Jack Kerouac, October 10-14, 2012
Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, MA is presenting the World Premiere staged reading of Jack Kerouac’s only play, "Beat Generation", October 10-14 as part of the Jack Kerouac Literary Festival. … [Read more...]
Funeral for James D Quinton Scheduled for September 26, 2012
Amy Quinton writes, I just wanted to let you now that the funeral for my wonderful James will be held at Ipswich Crematorium, IP4 2TQ, on Wednesday 26 September 2012 at 15:15. Afterwards … [Read more...]
In Remembrance of Poet, Novelist & Editor, James D Quinton
Amy Quinton writes to us, "It is with deepest sorrow and regret that I have to tell you that my husband, James D Quinton, took his own life on 6 September 2012." James was a British poet & fiction … [Read more...]
Bob Dylan’s TEMPEST Out Now!
Bob Dylan’s new album, Tempest, was released on September 11, 2012. Featuring ten new and original Bob Dylan songs, the release of Tempest coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the artist’s eponymous … [Read more...]
San Francisco Poems by A.D. Winans
A.D. Winans' new 190-page poetry collection, San Francisco Poems, has been published by Little Red Tree Publishing, of New Haven, CT. A. D. Winans is a native San Francisco poet, writer and … [Read more...]
Michael McClure & Ray Manzarek – The Piano Poems: Live From San Francisco
McClure & Manzarek's third CD Listen to tracks / buy at Amazon: Piano Poems: Live in San Francisco A collaboration between Ray Manzarek and Michael McClure, this live performance, recorded … [Read more...]
A Tribute to the Life and Spirit of Woody Guthrie – Benefit for the Huntington Disease Society of America, July 29, 2012
Sunday July 29 at 3PM Woody Guthrie was born in Okemah, OK on July 14, 1912; this year many celebrations of Woody's life and music are taking place around the country. Mike West & Co. will … [Read more...]
A.D. Winans – San Francisco Poems Book Launch! July 22, 2012
A.D. Winans founded the important Second Coming Press in San Francisco back in the 1970s, publishing some of the best Beat poets alongside crucial street and underground poets of the time. All along, … [Read more...]
Jazz & Poetry Collaboration Workshop: Michael McClure & George Brooks
The JazzSchool of Berkeley Is Offering a Rare Workshop by GEORGE BROOKS & MICHAEL Mc CLURE Jazz & Poetry: The Craft of Collaboration SATURDAY, JULY 7th, 2012, 3:15 pm The … [Read more...]
Jack Kerouac’s Last Night in Northport
Beat Scene Press will soon be publishing JACK KEROUAC'S LAST NIGHT IN NORTHPORT by Pat Fenton. An edition of 125 numbered copies. No 36 in the Beat Scene series. It is £7.95. Also check out the … [Read more...]
06.08.12: Local Heroes Poetry Honors A.D. Winans, Jack &andAdelle Foley, and Others
On Friday, June 8, 2012, the Quiet Lightning "Local Heroes" poetry series will honor and feature poets Lorna Dee Cevantes, A. D. Winans, Jack and Adelle Foley, and other local icons. The event will … [Read more...]
Book Release: My Lorenzo, by Sébastien Smirou
Sébastien Smirou MY LORENZO translated from the French by Andrew Zawacki Poetry, 120 pages, offset, smyth-sewn ISBN 978-1-936194-08-7 original paperback $14 Publication date: May 15, 2012 MY … [Read more...]
Poets H.D. Moe & Mark Schwartz – March 6, 2012
Dear Friends, Art lovers & Cogent Inconoclasts, Mark Schwartz & I, H.D. Moe are presenting an evening of our Poems near Telegraph Avenue- 2430 Bancroft Way Tuesday, March 6th, 2012, 6PM. Admission is … [Read more...]