Day: May 20, 1997

Beat News: May 20 1997

Sorry I’ve been away for a while. Took a much-needed “sanity break” away from cyberspace.

1. I haven’t reminded you recently to check out Ken Kesey’s site. You really should, because Kesey is a vibrant and original thinker with a great sense of humor, and he’s also got a good … Read the rest

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How I Met Ginsberg

On May 11 1997 I went to a memorial for Allen Ginsberg at Brooklyn College, where he had been a professor till the time of his death. I enjoyed sharing a stage with Dennis Nurkse, the Poet Laureate of Brooklyn, Tuli Kupferburg, and many names I’d vaguely heard of. I … Read the rest

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