Category Archives: Poetry
Ed Sanders Performance/Poetry & interview by Kurt Hemmer (2003)
Newly digitized material uploaded to Vimeo, HERE. On November 20, 2003, Ed Sanders was briefly interviewed by Kurt Hemmer before entertaining the audience reading and singing his inspiring poetry at Harper College. Produced by Kurt Hemmer. Production and post-production by … Continue reading
Posted in audio, creative, Ed Sanders, film, interviews, Poetry, Readings, Teaching, video
Tagged Ed Sanders, Manson Family, Readings, The Fugs
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On The Life of a Titan: Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919-2021)
Steven Belletto, author of The Beats: A Literary History (2020) and editor of The Cambridge Companion to the Beats (2017), has kindly allowed us to publish his wonderfully detailed obituary of Ferlinghetti. You can read it HERE.
Posted in City Lights, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Obituaries, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged City Lights, Ferlinghetti, obituary
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Rare di Prima Phone Conference Reading/Discussion
As a tribute Kurt Hemmer has posted this wonderful conference call between his Beat class in Pullman, Washington and di Prima from 2000. Enjoy!
Posted in audio, Di Prima, female beats, interviews, Leary, LSD, Poetry, Readings, Teaching
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Three New Books From A. Robert Lee
The Routledge Handbook of International Beat Literature, The Beats: Authorships, Legacies and Writer Directory: A Book of Encounters . More details over at New Publications.
Posted in Anne Waldman, Beat books, New Publication, news, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged A. Robert Lee, Anne Waldman, Beat books, Beats, Routledge, World Beats
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European Beat Studies Network 