February 25, 2021 photo of Lawrence Ferlinghetti above taken by that ace photographer Larry Keenan Jr. By now most of the media will have some words on Lawrence Ferlinghetti – who has died just short of his 102nd birthday. A fully lived life, where he juggled his creativity through poetry and art alongside maintaining the…
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Fascinating and quite recent interview podcast with James Grauerholz, dating from August 2020. Running at well over an hour in duration. James Grauerholz is reflective, measured and honest in his thoughts as he discusses his life working with William Burroughs. Go here to listen. https://anchor.fm/wake-island/episodes/James-Grauerholz—Last-Words-The-Final-Journals-of-William-S–Burroughs-ekcb81 ————————————————————————————- Gary Snyder ‘Japhy Ryder’ to many even today…