{"product_id":"beats-at-naropa-book-anne-waldman-9781566892278","title":"Beats at Naropa","description":"“At Naropa University’s Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, there has long been an illuminating, dynamic, ongoing exchange of ideas about the history and legacy of the Beat Generation—an exchange fortunately that has been carefully archived and preserved. This valuable anthology does not further embalm the `legend’ of the Beats. Instead it allows its readers to hear authentic voices —Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, John Clellon Holmes, Diane di Prima, Philip Whalen, etc.—as well as introducing the thoughtful and responsible work of leading Beat scholars.”—Joyce Johnson    Amassed from the riches of the Naropa University audio archives, this collection offers an exciting new look at the Beats—whose influence lives on in the art and politics of our time. In this often spontaneous, conversational book, readers are introduced to the hard truths behind being a Beat woman, the haunting accuracy of William Burroughs’s world-view, the passion and energy of Allen Ginsberg and Anne Waldman, Jack Kerouac’s unexpected musicality, Diane DiPrima’s foray into small press publishing, Michael McClure’s account of the famous first reading of “Howl,” and, most of all, the inspirations behind America’s most provocative and prescient thinkers.   Contributors include:      David Amram  Amiri Baraka  Ted Berrigan  Junior Burke  William S. Burroughs  Lorna Dee Cervantes  Ann Charters  Clark Coolidge  Gregory Corso  Diane di Prima  Lawrence Ferlinghetti  Rick Fields  Allen Ginsberg  David Henderson  Abbie Hoffman  John Clellon Holmes  Joyce Johnson  Hettie Jones  Edie Parker Kerouac  Joanne Kyger  Michael McClure  William S. Merwin  John Oughton  Marjorie Perloff  David Rome  Edward Sanders  Gary Snyder  Janine Pommy Vega  Steven Taylor  Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche  Anne Waldman  Philip Whalen  Laura Wright  Joshua Zim","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51036902162705,"sku":"NIN9781566892278","price":19.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1566892279.jpg?v=1750798612","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/beats-at-naropa-book-anne-waldman-9781566892278","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}