Various (Waldman, Anne (Editor); Wright, Laura (Editor); Burroughs, William S.; Charters, Ann; Coolidge, Clark; Corso, Gregory; di Prima, Diane; Ginsberg, Allen; Kyger, Joanne; McClure, Michael; Sanders, Edward; Snyder, Gary; Whalen, Philip et al.)

Beats at Naropa: An Anthology

ISBN: 9781566892278
Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House Press, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. "Amassed from the riches of the Naropa University audio archives, this collection offers an exciting new look at the Beats- whose influence lives on in the art and politics of our time. In these conversational talks and interviews readers are introduced to the hard truths behind being a Beat woman, the haunting accuracy of William S. Burroughs' world-view, the passion and energy of Allen Ginsberg and Anne Waldman, Jack Kerouac's innovative musicality, Diane di Prima's foray into small press publishing, Michael McClure's account of the famous first reading of "Howl," and, most of all, the inspirations behind America's most provocative and prescient thinkers." (from back cover) The now-classic compendium of discussions, interviews & lectures by eminent Founding Members of the Beat Generation, transcribed from the audio archives of the legendary Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado- where many of these key Beat figures were founding or visiting faculty. The reminiscences & literary-poetic wisdom of William S. Burroughs, Ann Charters, Clark Coolidge, Gregory Corso, Diane di Prima, Allen Ginsberg, Joanne Kyger, Michael McClure, Edward Sanders, Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen, Anne Waldman & others whom we expect are most-familiar to our Third Mind constituency are extracted in this compilation, spanning the 1970s- early 2000s & of course looking back much further. Edited by Waldman & Laura Wright, an accomplished graduate of the Institute. Trade-format softcover original, first edition, first printing with "2009011462" printed at copyright page. An essential Beat collectible, in its rarest contemporary form. In relatively quite fine-to-very-fine condition with mild rubbing, faint scratching to front, back covers & spine; a bit of wear & some tiny bumps, creases at/from edges & corners of same; a touch of rubbing, occasional spotting to edges of text block. Interior very fine with only tiny bumps, faint creases at corners of a few page leaves. Fine-Very Fine. [Item #7689]

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