More Ginsberg Centennial observation: Don’t miss Mikal Gilmore‘s five-part Substack Night Beat survey – (“The Last Poet“, “The Beats”, “Howl”, ““Death let you out, Death had the Mercy”“, “”Allen Ginsberg warns you/don’t follow my path/to extinction”“)
& speaking of Ginsberg over-views, remembering/not forgetting this one – here and here
We would also not want to be amiss in giving a shout-out to Bill Morgan’s arguably definitive biography, and to Michael Schumacher’s and Barry Miles’ (both published in Allen’s life-time)
Steve Finbow bravely surveyed the life in 2012 for Reaktion Books
Celebrations in India – they keep on happening. This past Monday:
and Tuesday:
We’ll also recall the panel that took place (back in January) at the Exide Kolkata Literary Meet – The discussion was led by biographer Deborah Baker and poet Subodh Sarkar, with Pinaki De moderating and Ahon Gooptu offering readings of Ginsberg’s poetry (Subodh also spoke on Allen this past April at Harvard’s Asia Center)
Deborah Baker on Allen in India – here
Deborah also discourses on Allen for the Centennial – here
More images from the triumphant London Queen Elizabeth Hall gathering courtesy Chris Cross – here
and more snaps from Antonio Pagano
“Allen Ginsberg was put on this planet to speak/eternal truths in a sexy new radiance” –Bob Rosenthal (Allen’s long-time secretary) sings Allen’s praises – here
Gordon Ball‘s Ginsberg and Beat Fellows (noted here) receives a justifiably laudatory review from Don Heneghan this week on Simon Warner’s Rock and The Beat Generation – see here
Big Sur – Bixby Canyon Ocean Path Word Breeze – Lawrence Ferlinghetti‘s old property is up for sale – a magical spot – so if you happen to have a spare two million dollars..!
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