Gary Snyder speaks, poet via video link
+ Poetic Convo & Reading w/ hero Gary Snyder + Legendary poet and naturalist and my personal hero, Gary Snyder […]
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“Kerouac in Kobe” – *On the Road scroll* in Japan / video interview + exhibit
A rollicking mixed-media revue of a groundbreaking exhibit in Japan featuring a stunningly-reproduced facsimile of the taped-together sc/roll manuscript of
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(Brief) Intro to The Beat Generation #video
A rollicking rapid-fire, mixed-media introduction to The Beat Generation – made especially for youth (specifically, a 11th grade lit class
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Notes: Ken Babbs’ “Cronies” book + chapbook & Doug Peacock
Here’s a hilarious fresh, sharp interview with Merry Prankster/Marine vet/farmer/writer and *the* Intrepid Traveler Ken Babbs talking about his new
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“Meet the Beats“ ~ From 6 Poets San Fran 1955 to *everywhere*
A rapid-fire introduction to the “Beat Generation” focused on the story of “6 Poets at Gallery 6” reading Oct, 1955
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Connecting Generations with Letters, Books & Ferments – Japan Cottage Musings
Pausing in the Kura barn from arranging dongles, cables, tripods – trying to upgrade tech aspect of telling stories – Dave
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Personal Musings
Diary: Of Brautigan, Hats, and Hot Springs
Mondays at Tsuchida cottage are rather hectic by my standards… Grocery delivery comes from the co-op, new order form completed,
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Writing Life
Have You Ever Seen Anyone Like Cody Pomeray? Robert Hunter
Have You Ever Seen Anyone Like Cody Pomeray? · Robert Hunter Kerouac – Kicks Joy Darkness (a Spoken Word Tribute
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Helpful Quests, Libraries / Museums / Archives
Support: The Beat Museum
+ Beat Support + Many of you likely noticed the campaign to help the venerable San Francisco institution City Lights
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Field Notes, Libraries / Museums / Archives, Typewriters
Exhibit: Beat Museum & environs / SF, 2018 / feat. Allen’s Organ, Jack’s Jacket, Gary’s Japa-cap and Beat Typewriters
Along a ramble… Along the wanders, I found myself in San Francisco, really mostly in Pacifica, one of my favourite
Shoebox
All of the words at once…
No need to fit in a word Said all of them, all at once One stream or ocean Of (un)consciousness
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Writing Life
Discovery: The letter Jack Kerouac described as ‘The greatest piece of writing I ever saw’
Discovery: The letter Jack Kerouac described as ‘The greatest piece of writing I ever saw’ Considered ‘lost’ for 66 years, Neal Cassady’s
Choogle On
Ramble on to New Orleans – Choogle On! #102
Just back from New Orleans, Uncle Weed shares anecdotes from a stop on hi-jinks-laden drive-away car delivery journey from Miami
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Writing Life
Kerouac & Snyder at Mavericks via Mill Valley Historical Society
Wanna travel in Kerouac’s steps without all the mountain-y work? The house he and Gary Snyder lived in (as detailed
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