Beat Scene 40 -- Bukowski, Black Sparrow Press, Philip Whalen, Corso, Kerouac

Kevin Ring’s Beat Scene magazine is a treasure for Bukowski and Beat fans alike. I’m in the “never the twain shall meet” camp, but in this case the exception is deserved. Plus, Kevin’s a good guy who put a lot of work and high production value into each issue of the magazine. For Bukowski fans, there is an excerpt from the book Bukowski and the Beats and an article on John Martin shutting down Black Sparrow Press. This copy is in Near Fine condition. 4...Philip Whalen...from San Francisco Beat to Zen Monk, we examine the life of this much loved Beat writer 6...Philip Whalen...an interview by Robert Winson 9...John Wieners...the Boston poet recalled by Kevin Killian 12...Gary Snyder...an interview by Trevor Carolan 20...Poets on the peaks...an extract from John Suiter's book about the real Dharma Bums 22...Dharma Insight...being Gary Snyder's translator by Vojo Sindolic 26...Goofing for Gregory...Zoe Artemis pays tribute to Gregory Corso 29...Beats & Co...Saroyan, Gysin...& more 30...Waiting Period...an extract from Hubert Selby's new book 32...Wallace Berman...Art Is Love Is God, an extended look at one of the West Coast's most influential talents in the Beat era 38...Beats in the Cellar...North Beach photos by Bob Snyder 40...Bukowski and the Beats...extract from a new book by Jean Francois Duval 43...Black Sparrow Press...The End...John Martin retires 44...Big Table...by Jim Burns...a short lived but highly respected journal that is a benchmark for others 47...Was Kerouac a Communist?...by Jim Burns 49...The Beat Scene review section...Lord Buckley, William Burroughs, Ed Dorn, Robert Creeley, Richard and Mimi Farina, Billy Holiday, Anne Waldman, Michael McClure, Brion Gysin, Jack Kerouac and others get a grilling (well, a very gentle grilling in our review department) Box 47