Gerald Locklin (1941-2021)
Sunday, January 17, 2021 Gerald Locklin (1941-2021) The W-E Bicoastal Poetry Reading Series took place this afternoon and it went very well, though my heart was incredibly heavy. Shortly after 1 p.m., I learned that Gerald Locklin had died shortly before 8 a.m. Eileen Klink, the chair of the English Department at CSU Long Beach, […]
Word Jazz
Flibberty Jib  What time is it From Word Jazz Ken Nordine · The Fred Katz Group â„— 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc. Released on: 1957-01-01 Associated Performer, Cello: Fred Katz Associated Performer, Woodwinds: Paul Horn Associated Performer, Guitar: John Pisano Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: Jimmy Bond Associated Performer, Drums: Forest Horn Producer: Tom Mack Narrator: […]
The Beat Scene: ‘Pull My Daisy’ (1959)
Pull My Daisy (1959) is a short film that typifies the Beat Generation. Directed by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie, Daisy was adapted by Jack Kerouac from the third act of his play, Beat Generation; Kerouac also provided improvised narration. It starred poets Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky and Gregory Corso, artists Larry Rivers (Milo) and […]