“Before Enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. After Enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.” – old Buddhist proverb City Lights was so packed that people…
When Time referred to Kenneth Rexroth as the “Father of the Beats,’ he said, “An entomologist is not a bug.” That seems a bit off, though,…
Kevin Prufer is the author of five books of poetry and the editor of four anthologies, the most recent of which are In a Beautiful…
Bossy and controlling women are not hard to find in this country, but I avoid them if I can. One reason my father moved to…
July Westhale talks with Matthew Zapruder in the latest installment of hello, typewriter.
There was no one sitting in the “poet’s chair” in the poetry room at City Lights, so I did. The room was filling up for…
What a lark! You finished two or three years of intensive Creative Writing at the institution of your choice! Congratulations, you have a Masters in…
July Westhale talks with Major Jackson in the latest installment of hello, typewriter. JULY WESTHALE: Thank you so much for agreeing to be interviewed, Major!…
ruth weiss was in town for the 60th anniversary of City Lights Bookstore. She was also in town when City Lights began in 1953. In…
In the Museum The wife and I were planning to see Allen Ginsberg’s photos at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, “Beat Memories,” but we had an argument…