Dick Gallup. A name that seems important in that very late 1950s – 1960s era of new wave American poets gravitating towards New York City – Gallup came from Oklahoma – and being part of that New York School of modern US poetry that first saw light in little indie mimeograph magazines. Think Ted…
Beat Scene First Words
Posting out the new bigger format chapbook by Ann Charters. 200 numbered copies. Nice paper, much colour inside. A 20,000 word essay. Thanks to all those who recently ordered a copy. They are on the way to you. Anyone keen on a copy email kevbeatscene@gmail.com Recently in BEAT SCENE magazine issue number…
More Beat Scene First Words
Some lesser seen images of Jack Kerouac. Mostly older period JK. Top line sees him with West Coast poet and fellow Dharma Bum Philip Whalen – he was one of the trio of poets who graduated together from Reed College. The other being Lew Welch and Gary Snyder. Moody Street Irregulars, if you didn’t know,…