As noted here last week, Allen’s John Hammond–produced 1983 LP First Blues is having a reissue in both cassette form and (limited edition) black vinyl available circa June 13th from Death Is Not The End Records
We remain shunned and in shock, mourning the death of our dear friend Alice Notley this week.
Alice’s (four-part) keynote speech at the Allen Ginsberg Symposium, in the Spring of 2018 at the St Marks Poetry Project in New York – on Allen’s internationalism – can be found here, here, here and here
Our own celebrations of Alice’s extraordinary achievements can be found, notably, here, here here and here – and now here
Bob Dylan‘s birthday tomorrow. He’ll be 84. Here’s a selection of interviews by veteran music journalist, Harvey Kubernik (including one with Allen) celebrating Bob on the occasion.
and just a few of the many celebratory events that will be taking place tomorrow:
Tomorrow, on the Allen Ginsberg Project, a previously-undiscovered Ginsberg-on-Dylan song/poem and transcription – Don’t miss it!