Various (Ring, Kevin (Editor); Albright, Tom; Ansen, Allen; Bowles, Paul; Burroughs, William S.; Burroughs, Joan Vollmer; Braun, Jolie; Charters, Ann; di Prima, Diane; Harris, Oliver; Johnson, Simon; Kerouac, Jack; Lamantia, Philip; Marshall, Cathy; Raworth, Tom; Reeves, Pauline; Sanders, Edward; Streitfeld, David;Swift, Tom; Upton, Charles; Welch, Lew; Whalen, Philip et al.)

Beat Scene No. 114 (Winter 2026)

Coventry, England, UK: Beat Scene Press, 2026. First Printing. Perfect Bound in Wrappers. This Latest-&-Greatest number of the magazine devoted to the Beat Generation edited & published by Kevin Ring in the UK features a riveting article-interview concerning the early life & marriages of Joan Vollmer (1924-1951), before she became the common-law wife of William S. Burroughs- & had a tragic part in Beat history. Conducted by our good friend & colleague Oliver Harris, the foremost Burroughsian authority & founder of the European Beat Studies Network (ebsn.eu), Simon Johnson & Cathy Marshall are interviewed at length about their fascinating findings on the pre-Beat period of Joan's all-too-short life, which are included in their new book Ordinary Stupid People- that we will be obtaining soon for Third Minds. With images of Joan, WSB & Co., some never-before-published. Also in this issue are wonderfully informative & insightful articles, essays & capsule-biographies of Allen Ansen by Tom Swift; Paul Bowles by David Streitfeld; WSB by Ring & Tom Albright; Diane di Prima by Jolie Braun & Pauline Reeves; Jack Kerouac by his first biographer Ann Charters; Lew Welch by Charles Upton; Philip Whalen by Tom Raworth & more. With Letters to the Editor, a robust review section & of course captioned or noted vintage images throughout, including of Edward Sanders with his wife Miriam at inner front cover & of Philip Lamantia (with mini-biography) at inner rear cover. Larger-format magazine in wrappers with perfect binding. Another indispensable issue in this most-collectible series that here as always excels in owning up to its front cover motto: "This is the Beat Generation"! In very fine, substantially as-new condition with only some mild creasing at/from upper right corner of front cover through issue; much less at lower right corner of same (the result of its ever-more-perilous journey "across the pond"); otherwise substantially mint inside & out. Very Fine. [Item #8970]

Price: $40.00