by Bryan Waterman | Jun 3, 2011 | Events, Music, Neighborhood Scenes
The annual HOWL! FESTIVAL kicks off today in the East Village. Opening day, this year, coincides with the 85th anniversary of Ginsberg’s birth. Per tradition, the poet Bob Holman will lead a group reading of Howl with a cast of friends and fellow poets. From the...
by Bryan Waterman | Apr 7, 2011 | Books, Film, Neighborhood Scenes, People, Writing New York
A guide to posts we’ve written in past years about Ginsberg’s Howl and the history of hipsters in New York: In last year’s roundup post, I offered additional thoughts on some contexts I’d brought up in lecture but hadn’t explored fully:...
by Bryan Waterman | Oct 5, 2010 | Art, Books
An extracurricular undergraduate book club I’ve run since 2004 met this week to set our fall schedule. Our first selection will be Eric Drooker’s illustrated edition of Ginsberg’s Howl, released just a month or so ago. Drooker’s drawings are...
by Bryan Waterman | Apr 8, 2009 | Events, Writing New York |
Brendan, one of our TAs, sends along a notice of the following event this coming Saturday, sponsored by n+1 and the New School:”What Was the Hipster?” An Afternoon Panel, Symposium, and Historical Investigation –Saturday, April 11,...
by Bryan Waterman | Apr 7, 2009 | Books, Film |
Since our students are reading Howl for tomorrow, I thought I’d link to one of my favorite recent posts from Jeremiah. It has an especially great opener:I kissed Allen Ginsberg. Once. Years ago. It was a wet, full-lipped, slightly scruffy kiss. And I’m...
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