See here (for a first-hand account from Josef Rauvolf) and, (on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Allen’s Czechoslovakian expulsion) – a detailed analysis – here
Kral Majales on the Czech expatriate site – here
Ginsberg Centennial – opening tomorrow in Toronto at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library – as per of the city-wide Contact photography fair – “Allen Ginsberg – Friendship and Community – the Beat Generation On Film”
and next Monday in New York 5.30 p.m in Washington Square Park – a mass reading of “Howl” (organized by Adam Aleksic (etymologynerd) and the neo-luddites, – a free-form gathering – direct action – “free books to the first three hundred people who show up” – This promises to be quite a blast!
Moloch – Aleksic explains: “The most terrifying thing about our alienation and atomization is that it appears inexorable. No matter how we protest, our society will continue blindly optimizing itself into oblivion. With each technological advancement, the vultures circle lower, stripping away the flesh of our humanity to reveal the robotic carcass beneath…I’ve voiced specific criticisms about the Luddites before, but I strongly agree that we just have to make things happen. Sometimes you have to HOWL, and get other people howling, which is why I’m working with the Luddites to co-host (this important event)”
and a little non-Centennial news:
Upcoming, Wednesday May 6, at the ongoing show at The Grolier Club (New York)
Running Through Heaven – Visions of Jack Kerouac, a two-part symposium – The first part,
“Librarians and Archivists on Jack Kerouac” – Randy Gue, Michael Inman, Elizabeth Ott, and Carolyn Vega, the second part,“Noted Kerouac Scholars and Biographers” – Ann Charters, Holly George-Warren,Joyce Johnson, and Regina Weinreich
Blake and the Beats – We’ve been featuring a lot more Allen-on-Blake Naropa transcriptions in recent weeks and will continue to do so this coming months. Reason enough to peruse Rod Tweedy –“Open The Doors – William Blake and The Beat Generation” on Golgonooza
We’ll also add a little plug for isolarii’s delightful little Ginsberg book, AH!MERICA
