Posts tagged "Anne Waldman"
Anne Waldman – “Crack in the World” – Artistic Directors of The Poetry Project Reading 3/23/11
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Artistic Directors of The Poetry Project Talk 3-23-11
On a cold March night of freezing rain, thunder and lightening, Anne Waldman, Ron Padgett, Bernadette Mayer, Eileen Myles and Ed Friedman gathered at a table in the Parish Hall to talk about their time as Artistic Directors at The Poetry Project. The talk was moderated by poet and Monday Night Readings Coordinator, Macgregor Card. [...]
Patti Smith & Lenny Kaye celebrating the 40th Anniversary of their 1st Poetry Project performance
Thank you to all of you came out to The Poetry Project the night of February 9th to hear Patti Smith with Lenny Kaye and Janet Hamill. It was a magical evening! And it was a benefit for The Poetry Project. All proceeds fund the presentation of more outstanding literary events. Below is Anne Waldman’s [...]
Artistic Directors of The Poetry Project
[ Wednesday, March 23, 2011; 6:30 pm; ] Wednesday
Paul Blackburn gave a reading on September 22, 1966, and so began the Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church-In-the-Bowery. The Project has been a major force in contemporary poetry for 45 years, and run by poets for all of those years. Please join us as we celebrate this aspect of our history by hearing from [...]
Janine Pommy Vega 1942-2010 – A Remembrance by Anne Waldman
Janine Pommy Vega, Beat Sister
February 5, 1942- December 23, 2010
A great sister spirit, woman extraordinaire of the Beat literary movement who left her home in Union City, New Jersey age 15 to seek out the Beats, died December 23rd at her home in Willow, New York, outside Woodstock. She was close to Gregory Corso, Herbert [...]
3 unearthed photos
Our friends at The Neighborhood Preservation Center found some Poetry Project related photographs in their image archive.The first photo depicts Anne Waldman, Reverend David Garcia and Stephen Facey. Not sure which Bishop that is or who the child is. The second photo is John Giorno reading in the Parish Hall. Looks pre-fire. Nice podium. The [...]
Peter Orlovsky Memorial Reading
[ Wednesday, September 22, 2010; 8:00 pm; ] Wednesday
Poet, singer, farmer, yodeler, banjo-picker, Buddhist-practitioner, Allen Ginsberg’s lifelong-companion, Kerouac’s Simon Darlovsky in Desolation Angels & George in The Dharma Bums, the generous & wonderfully whimsical Peter Orlovsky, (July 8, 1933 – May 30, 2010), was an unforgettable & hugely colorful presence in the East Village, and in and around the Poetry Project. Please join [...]
Other Flowers: A Celebration of James Schuyler
[ Wednesday, April 21, 2010; 8:00 pm; ] Wednesday
Other Flowers: Uncollected Poems, edited by Simon Pettet and James Meetze, brings together 165 unseen poems from Schuyler, spanning from the early 1950s until his death in 1991. Featuring both editors with Anselm Berrigan, Tom Carey, John Coletti, Bill Corbett, Elaine Equi, Jonathan Galassi, Vincent Katz, Eileen Myles, Charles North, Arlo Quint, Stacy Szymaszek, Susie [...]
George & Anne
Picture of George Schneeman & Anne Waldman by Daniela Mugelli.
