Various (Ring, Kevin (Editor); Burns, Jim; Burroughs, William S.; Cooper, Colin; Fante, John; Ginsberg, Allen; Halper, Albert; Holmes, John Clellon; Kerouac, Jack; Meltzer, David; Patchen, Kenneth; Patchen, Miriam; Silberman, Steve; Smith, Larry; Whalen, Philip et al.)

Beat Scene No. 36 (2000)

Coventry, England: Beat Scene Press, 2000. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. This vintage 2000 number of the magazine-format literary journal edited & published by Kevin Ring in the UK features an insider's memoir of William S. Burroughs by Jim McCrary, a writer who was part of WSB's most intimate circle of friends during his last years in Lawrence, Kansas; an article by Colin Cooper on John Fante, a writer rediscovered by Charles Bukowski; several articles on the life & work of Jack Kerouac; an article by Jim Burns on Albert Halper, a forgotten American writer who was read by & influenced Kerouac; an interview with Larry Smith conducted by Ring about his then-new biography of Kenneth Patchen, the great poet-illustrator who was an inspiration to the Beat Generation & the San Francisco Renaissance, along with a tribute to his widow Miriam who had just died; a wonderful, lengthy interview conducted by David Meltzer & Co. with primary poet-monk Philip Whalen, which touches on many great Beat-related events & figures; & much more. With a robust review section including of the then-newly published Allen Ginsberg: Deliberate Prose career-spanning essay collection by Steve Silberman; contemporary photographs & images throughout; & a fantastic front cover spelling out practically every name that fills its motto: "This is the Beat Generation." Another indispensable, especially rich issue in this most collectible series. See also our many other issues & special BSP productions available here. In very fine condition with only a touch of rubbing to front, back covers & stapled spine; a bit of wear & a few tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners of same; staples beginning to rust with no discernible interior or exterior bleeding. Interior very fine with only tiny bumps, faint creases at mostly upper corners of some page leaves. Very Fine. [Item #5153]

Price: $35.00