A major anniversary today – the 70th anniversary of the legendary 6 Gallery reading – and a major new book A Remarkable Collection of Angels, David S Wills‘ deeply researched definitive history of the event. (See Simon Warner’s interview with Wills and Jonah Raskin‘s review of the book in Rock and The Beat Generation – here)
& See our 2015 posting on the occasion of the 60th anniversary
More celebrations of this day, (not in San Francisco but, of all places, Salt Lake City, Utah!)
“For nearly thirty years, Utah’s own “sonosopher” Alex Caldiero has been channeling Allen Ginsberg’s Howl – not just reading it, but invoking it. His performances are part ritual, part incantation: a makeshift altar, an image of Ginsberg, flowers laid in homage. Each time, the poem erupts into something alive, immediate, and unforgettable.
(Tonight) At UMOCA, Caldiero returns to Howl for its 70th anniversary”
See an in-depth profile of Alex Caldiero – here
addenda:
Steven Taylor’s observations on Howl for Rock and the Beat Generation – here