Ring of Bone (New and Expanded Edition) Release and Lew Welch Tribute
This Thursday in SF, join Gary Snyder and guests to celebrate the poems by the legendary and mysterious Beat writer, Lew Welch.
Poetry Occupies the People’s Library
In the fall of 2011, a visionary sub-group of OWS protesters lived in Zuccotti Park, connecting to each other through the language of poetry. Since their forced removal by Bloomberg, librarian Stephen J. Boyer has committed his efforts towards compiling and publishing The Occupy Wall Street Poetry Anthology, a "spiritual biography of the movement."
Syllable and Sound
It is the ultimate estranging Enlightenment thing to
reduce God to an entity that, like the brain, can be weighed and compared pound
to pound. But then once you have taken that plunge, it is hard to resist going
the whole hog. Is he middle class? Is he even a guy?
Kaddish for Ira Cohen
Ira had
said once "butterfly [meaning me] is small and meaningless, but still it knows
how to get to Mexico." Three of us went to the airport and Ira who did not have
a ticket literally slid through the door onto the plane, and then we had so
much fun on this lovely trip to Cancun and Chichen Itza. At that time it was still
possible — no terrorists, no big check-ups, just the journey itself and
pure joy of being alive…
The Poem Again is Yours: A Tribute to Ira Cohen
Poet, publisher, photographer, filmmaker, artist-shaman and world traveler Ira Cohen died on
April 25th, 2011. The following article is a tribute from a few of his many friends,
assembled for RS by Steve Dalachinsky.
Let’s Burn the Flags of All Nations
Let’s burn the flags of all nations
No more nation-states
No more patriotism
Try it, you’ll like it
Sing, Cuckoo, Sing. Death is a-comin’ in
Poet, singer, songwriter and anarchist genius Tuli Kupferberg died on Monday. A founding member of the Fugs, the first underground rock band, he was 86.
Spore Spoken Word
Evolver Poets drop conscious rhymes in Long Beach. [Video]
Up Against the Gangster World: Red Noir at The Living Theatre
If you are in the New York area at any time before February 28, do not miss the opportunity to participate in this transformational theatrical experience. Go there, play with the players, and be sure to say hello to Judith Malina. You won't meet a more venerable and magical visionary of the theater.
The Book of Practical Pussies
Puss is a concept; something you desire to be into, a goal and a means. A finely tuned nest egg with interior mechanisms, or a flippy flesh purse grafted to a vacuum. — a collection of excerpts from Book of Practical Pussies, selected by Kevin Killian.