Coventry, England: Beat Scene Press, 1991. First Edition. Flexi-Disc Record in Paper Sleeve. An old-time "Flexi-Disc" type floppy 7" record with readings of two of his poems by the late, legendary Beat-&-Beyond cult writer Charles Bukowski (1920-1994). The first work, "Love & Fame & Death," was published in Bukowski's 1974 collection, Burning in Water Drowning in Flame: Selected Poems 1955-1973; the second reading may be extemporaneous or unpublished. Originally, this..... More

Coventry, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2008. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Signed by Jim Burns. Lettered Limited Edition ("F" of 6 copies/100 unlettered copies). In "Cool Kerouac," poet, critic, & essayist Jim Burns delivers a unique article evaluating just what type of Jazz Kerouac distilled his "spontaneous bop prosody" from--and contends that there is evidence of his drawing from the well of Lester Young and his "white disciples" rather than..... More

Coventry, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2010. Limited First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Number 25 in the Beat Scene Press Pocket Book Series published by Kevin Ring in the UK, this is an essay on the earlier literary life of the iconoclastic cult author Charles Bukowski, written by Abel Debritto based on his research for a Ph.D. dissertation. A scholarly & informative short work that sheds light on a mostly undocumented..... More

Coventry, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2010. Limited First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Number 24 in the Beat Scene Press Pocket Book Series published by Kevin Ring in the UK, this is the transcript of a fragment from a taped conversation between Italian-American writer John Fante & Ben Pleasants, a poet who championed the writings of Fante & another Los Angeles colleague, Charles Bukowski. One of a limited edition of 125..... More

Coventry, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2011. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. An Interview (by) Steven D. Edington. This is a fascinating interview with Al Hinkle, immortalized as "Ed Dunkle" in On the Road by Jack Kerouac. He participated in some of the adventures that were the basis of OTR, & now many decades later reminisces about Kerouac, William S. & Joan Burroughs, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg et.al. One of an..... More

Coventry, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2008. Limited First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Number 16 in the Beat Scene Press Pocket Book Series published by Kevin Ring in the UK, this is a transcription of two lengthy letters written by author John Clellon Holmes, reminiscing in detail on his long friendship with Jack Kerouac. The letters were written in response to inquiries by Joy Walsh, the publisher of the Kerouac newsletter..... More

Coventry, England: Beat Scene Press, 2019. Limited First Edition Thus. Stapled Wrappers. "This essay first appeared in Rolling Stone magazine back in 1974. Michael McClure had earlier connections with Bob Dylan, meeting him in San Francisco in 1965 when he was present at a photo shoot around Dylan at the City Lights bookstore owned by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. That day young photographer Larry Keenan captured McClure, Dylan, Robbie Robertson and Allen..... More

Coventry, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2012. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Numbered Limited Edition (#46/125). In this candid, historical interview with Philip Whalen, poet David Meltzer catches a still-sharp yet physically-deteriorating Philip Whalen at a crucial point--not long before he became too sick to mine his memory any longer for firsthand biographical glimpses of America's literary past. Whalen recounts his early years with Snyder & Kerouac in San Francisco, and..... 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

Coventry, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2007. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Signed by Ben Pleasants. Signed, numbered, Limited Edition (#76/125). In this undiscovered gem from Kevin Ring's Beat Scene Press, Los Angeles Poet, playwright, & journalist Ben Pleasants delivers an article on the hilarious-yet-inconceivable infighting that ran rampant in the private lives of myriad influential American authors in and around San Francisco in the late 1960's and early 1970's. Rexroth..... More

Coventry, England: The Beat Scene Press, Winter 2012. First Printing. Staplebound. This number of Kevin Ring's journal is refulgent with fascinating & significant essays, interviews, memoirs & reviews centering on the core figures of the Beat Generation: An insightful essay on Allen Ginsberg & his creative ancestor/inspiration Walt Whitman by Ann Charters; an interview by publisher Kevin Ring concerning the real person behind Jack Kerouac's "The Mexican Girl" episode of..... More

Coventry, England: The Beat Scene Press, Autumn 2013. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. The Autumn 2013 issue of the large magazine-format literary journal edited & published by Kevin Ring in the UK, as always devoted cover-to-cover to the Beat Generation. This issue features a very special bonus: A DVD of a filmed interview with writer Iain Sinclair, author of the recently published American Smoke, where he recounts his travels in the..... More

Coventry, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2016. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Numbered Limited Edition (#37 of 125). Number 52 in the Beat Scene Press Pocket Book Series features a valuable interview of poet, publisher, journalist & activist Ed Sanders, whose constant presence in (and influence on) 1960's countercultural life & thought became a lasting & historical contribution. As cofounder of the memorable bardic-folk band The Fugs & owner of the..... More