The annual Naropa Summer Writing Program began last week with the theme this year “Sanctuary and Apocalypse” – A three-week program, it kicked off on Sunday with sessions under the general heading “Oracles + Cyborgs” (Brenda Coultas and Margaret Randall, among the teachers). Beginning next week – “Now Time & The Coming Community” (with Cedar Sigo, Anne Waldman, & others) – and concluding (June 23-July 2nd) – “Insurrectionary Forms and Radical Lineages” (Anaïs Duplan, Rocío Cerón.. For a full list of each sessions’ teachers/participants, check out the Naropa site – here)
An early heads-up for Michael Rothenberg and Terri Carrion’s annual “100 Thousand Poets For Change” – September 24th is the next Global Event Day. Poets and organizers are encouraged to contact the organization regarding their own projected events. More on 100TPC closer to the date.
Joey Madia played Allen Ginsberg at the Tulsa Chautauque this past week. Hear him talk about it on Tulsa Public radio – here. (and view here)
Andy Clausen on Beats and Music (Beat Soundtrack #19) on Simon Warner’s Substack
Melody C Miller on “Beat Goddess’ – ruth weiss
&, in case you missed it, Peter Lamborn Wilson’s obit in New York Times