Coventry, England: Beat Scene Press, 2017. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Beat Scene Issue No. 86 is another expectably outstanding issue in the celebrated & long-running series from Kevin Ring's Beat Scene Press. The issue begins with an interview of Roy Pennington, brother of Jim Pennington of Aloe's Books (publisher of the William S. Burroughs classic "White Subway" and more), that discusses Roy's publication of "Mayfair Academy Series More or Less,"..... More

Coventry, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2016. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. This winter 2016 number of the magazine-format literary journal edited & published by Kevin Ring in the UK begins with Ring's intriguing article on little-known Beat poet Kirby Doyle. Although Doyle is lesser-known to the masses, such credible giants of American poetry as Diane di Prima & Lawrence Ferlinghetti (who just passed away as of this writing at age..... More

Coventry, England: Beat Scene Press, March 2017. Limited Edition (#38/125). Stapled Wrappers. Jed Birmingham, perhaps best known for his exceptional site on all things William S. Burroughs, the Mimeograph Revolution and beyond, here has composed a brilliant essay on Charles Olson, the Black Mountain-affiliated mid-century poetic giant (literally and figuratively) and details his trip to the Ralph Maud/Charles Olson Library and his experience at the Charles Olson Memorial Lecture. The..... More