San Francisco Beat: Talking with the Poets
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (922 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0872863794 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 425 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Meltzer teaches poetics at New College of California.Table of Contents/Interviewed AuthorsPreface AcknowledgmentsDiane di Prima (1999) William Everson (1971) Remembering Everson (1999) Lawrence Ferlinghetti I (1969) Lawrence Ferlinghetti II (1999) Jack Hirschman (1998) Joanne Kyger (1998) Philip Lamantia (1998) Michael McClure I (1971) Michael McClure II (1999) David Meltzer (1999) Jack Micheline (1994) Kenneth Rexroth (1971) Remembering Rexroth (1971) Gary Snyder (1999) Lew Welch (1971) Philip Whalen (1999)BibliographiesPrefaceNothing is hidden; As of old All is clear as dayli
All rights reserved. From Booklist Meltzer, a poet who's maintained the edge he sharpened fighting conformity back in the heady days of the Beats, carries the battle forward in this engrossing volume of in-depth interviews with such fellow travelers as Gary Snyder and Philip Whalen, who have thrived over the decades and become tremendously influential poets and spiritual leaders. His 1969 encounters with the late great poets William Everson, Kenneth Rexroth, and Lew Welch capture the intensity and probity of that inspired time and are invaluable works of oral history, as are the striking juxtapositions between Meltzer's past and present discussions with the still radical and thrilling Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Michael McClure. The true legacy of the Beat era was the entwining of art with social awareness and spiritual quests, and the resonance from this brief but indelible revolution is felt in both
From the Beats to the Counterculture to now OwlSong When David Meltzer's "The San Francisco Poets" appeared in 1971, I somehow stumbled across a copy & promptly lost myself in its pages, amazed & dazzled by the way these poets opened up about their lives, their art, their experiences of the world. I simply hadn't known how rich & complex the inner life of the poet really was -- not any living ones, anyway. While they provided plenty of ideas for me to wrestle with, what made a lasting impact was their unfettered mode of expression. So this was what a genuine human being could be like!Now, decades later, that book of interviews h. Midwest Book Review said Reflects on experiences and philosophy. Interviews with makers of San Francisco's "beat scene" are captured by Metzer, himself a Beat generation artist, in San Francisco Beat, a oustanding and informative collection of recent interviews which relate what happened. Ferlinghetti, Everson, Rexroth and other major literary figures of the times reflect on experiences and philosophy.