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A.D. Winans Remembers Bob Kaufman

A.D. Winans

AD Winans remembers Bob Kaufman

Bob Kaufman, known in France as the American Rimbaud, was one of the original Beat poets to come out of the Fifties. He is rightfully regarded as one of the most influential black poets of his era, … [Read more...]

A.D. Winans and Andy Clausen Reading, 7.16.15

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A.D. Winans and Andy Clausen Poetry Reading

San Francisco native poet and writer A.D. Winans and NY poet Andy Clausen will be reading from their collective works at the Beat Museum. Both poets were friends with many of the Beat Era poets … [Read more...]

Reading to Celebrate Poet Harold Norse, May 9, 2015

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Harold Norse Selected Poems reading

A poetry reading in celebration of a new selected edition of the acclaimed Beat poet and former Sonoma County resident Harold Norse will be held at Copperfield’s Petaluma bookstore on Saturday, May … [Read more...]

A.D. Winans poetry reading in SF Sept. 16, 2014!

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Award winning native San Francisco poet A.D. Winans and Oakland native poet and activist Nellie Wong will be reading from their works on September 16, 2014 at Adobe Bookstore. A.D. Winans A.D. … [Read more...]

I Am San Francisco

A.D. Winans

A.D. Winans & Jack Micheline in 1996

  I have witnessed the waterfront decay the ships disappear the piers given over to tourists and sunbathing sea lions Gone the Haight Theater in the old Haight Ashbury where as a kid I … [Read more...]

For David Moe

A.D. Winans

skagit river

Like a crow caws into the night, like an owl with its questioning eyes, like a Shaman lights the night with magic words, like a hawk circles the sky, like a farmer plants seeds, like a … [Read more...]

When a Black Boy Walks Home Alone At Night

A.D. Winans

trayvon martin occupy march 21

who would have thought skittles and ice tea was a death sentence not even Dr. Oz when a black boy with a dream walks home alone at night hard rain falling lady death whisper in the air a … [Read more...]

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...]

Poet A.D. Winans’ Top Ten Books List

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steppenwolf

1. Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse 2. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 3. Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller 4. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger 5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest … [Read more...]

Poetry Book Release! A.D. Winans – In the Dead Hours of Dawn

A.D. Winans

A.D. Winans - In the Dead Hours of Dawn

New Release from Bottle of Smoke Press:A.D. Winans - In the Dead Hours of Dawn Poetry, 32 pages. 8 1/2" x 11 1/4". A new book of poems by award winning poet A.D. Winans consists of poems not … [Read more...]

Six poems by A.D. Winans

A.D. Winans

Can't Stop the Beat - ruth weiss

Poem for ruth weiss she grooves with time day time, night time be bop jazz time dances with timeless time all rhythm no rhyme birds in flight flap their wings copulate with the wind a … [Read more...]

Dancing with Words

A.D. Winans

extremity / de

There are poets who like To dance with words Dance for favors and illusionary Poetry careers But dancing for an audience Isn’t like feeling the rhythm That rubs up against the soul Odetta, … [Read more...]

San Francisco Poems by A.D. Winans

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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...]

A.D. Winans – San Francisco Poems Book Launch! July 22, 2012

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San Francisco Poems by A.D. Winans

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...]

06.08.12: Local Heroes Poetry Honors A.D. Winans, Jack &andAdelle Foley, and Others

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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...]

Looking Back: A Poem by A.D. Winans

A.D. Winans

Looking back by A.D. Winans - photo by D. Enck

When I was 18 I was on a troop train heading for basic training when we stopped to take on water or whatever it is trains stop for and after relieving myself I came out of the men's room … [Read more...]

A. D. Winans: 11 Photographs

A.D. Winans

House Cat, Abandoned Planet Bookstore, San Francisco, 2000

… [Read more...]

A.D. Winans on A.D. Winans

A.D. Winans

city lights books

I was born in San Francisco, and have lived here almost my entire life. I was born at home, premature. My mother said the doctor told her I would not live a long life. Now I'm 71 and the doctor is … [Read more...]

A.D. Winans: Ten Poems

A.D. Winans

Jack Kerouac Alley flickr photo by Gary Soup shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license

North Beach Yuppie Bar Hard to believe Richard Brautigan Jack Spicer and other Beats drank here As I sit and watch two business men Playing liar's dice at Gino and Carlo's Bar In the heart of … [Read more...]

A. D. Winans Looks Back at the Beat Generation

A.D. Winans

City Lights Bookstore window

Generally speaking, counter-culture describes the values and norms of behavior of a cultural group or subculture in conflict with those of the cultural mainstream of the day, a visible phenomenon that … [Read more...]

Ted Joans Lives! A Tribute

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Ted Joans Lives!

When Charlie Parker died, Ted Joans coined the phrase 'BIRD LIVES' and wrote it in chalk or charcoal on walls. Laura Corsiglia suggests that we remember Ted in the same way:GRAB SOME SIDEWALK CHALK OR … [Read more...]

A.D. Winans Remembers Jack Micheline

A.D. Winans

A.D. Winans & Jack Micheline in 1996

Jack Micheline, a poet of the Beat Generation, died of a heart attack on Friday, February 27, 1988 aboard a Bart commuter train. The transit police at the Orinda Bart station discovered his body, … [Read more...]

America – a poem by A.D. Winans

A.D. Winans

any day america

Drummed out of the infantry of death I came back to you carrying the Poems of my soul Opened the door of life And found only death inside America I have read the state of the union And listened … [Read more...]

A Call to Poets

A.D. Winans

A.D. Winans poetry

Poets unite Forget about a career In poetry And concentrate on the Poem Quit turning out Factory assembly Line poems Quit trying to imitate Bukowski. Poets unite Listen to your … [Read more...]

Book Review — Beatitude Golden Anniversary: 1959-2009

Denise Enck

Beatitude 50th Anniversary - Latif Harris

Beatitude Golden Anniversary 1959-2009 / Edited by Latif Harris and Neeli Cherkovski / Latif Harris / San Francisco / 2009. The publisher provided Empty Mirror with a review copy. Beatitude … [Read more...]

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