Photo here is Lawrence Ferlinghetti reading poetry with jazz backing in San Francisco’s Jazz Cellar, a regular spot for poets to collaborate with jazz musicians. The year is 1957. Ferlinghetti was a leading exponent of the fusion of jazz and poetry. There were albums issued. Alongside others like ruth weiss (she always insisted her name…
The Beat Museum in San Francisco’s North Beach area is a fine place for Beat fans. Established around 20 years ago, just across from Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s City Lights bookstore it is a fabulous collection of all things Beat. Gathered together by Jerry and Estelle Cimino over the years, it’s — well you must go for…
A long time ago I managed to see the filmed adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s novel THE SUBTERRANEANS. To say it was a complete let down, a total, baffling, disappointment would be a major understatement. It is a travesty of a film. Of course one of its glaring faults is that Leslie Caron, a leading actress…