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Pierre Joris on Skylight Press
Born in 1946 in Strasbourg, France, raised in Luxembourg, Pierre Joris has moved between the US, Europe & North Africa for 50 years, publishing close to 50 books of poetry & essays, translations & anthologies. In 1992 he returned to … Continue reading
Posted in American Literature, Literature, New authors, Poetry
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Will Alexander nominated Poet Laureate of Los Angeles
Our congratulations to Will Alexander, who has been nominated ‘Poet Laureate’ of Los Angeles. Learn more about Will here: See the amazing poet read here: Skylight Press has proudly published two of Will’s books, Diary As Sin (Novel) and Kaleidoscopic … Continue reading
Joseph Noble on Skylight Press
The Bay Area has always been a hot-bed for experimental poetry, from the Beats and the famous Six Gallery reading to Ferlinghetti’s City Lights enclave to the San Francisco Renaissance that yielded such poetic powers as Rexroth, Duncan, Spicer and … Continue reading
Posted in American Literature, Literature, New authors, Poetry
Tagged ambient, American literature, American Poetry, Andrew Joron, avant garde, Bay Area, Bay Area Poetry Scene, books., Brian Lucas, City Lights Bookstore, classical music, Cloud Shepherd, Drone, Experimental Music, Experimental poetry, jack Spicer, Joseph Noble, Kenneth Rexroth, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Laynie Brown, Literature, music, poetry, Robert Duncan, Robin Blaser, San Francisco, San Francisco Renaissance, Spoken Word, US Poetry, Will Alexander
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Basil’s Arc: The Paintings and Poetics of Basil King (September 22, 2012)
Posted in American Literature, British Literature, Literature, Poetry
Tagged Abstract Expressionism, Alchymical Muse, American literature, American Poetry, Basil King, beat generation, Beat poetry., Black Mountain College, British Literature, British poetry, documentary, Film, Literature, Martha King, Maya Deren Theater, New York, Nicole Peyrafitte, Pierre Joris, Skylight Press
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The RUINS poemscape video featuring poetry by Margaret Randall
Last year Skylight Press was privileged to publish a collection of poetry by the esteemed poet, Margaret Randall, called Something’s Wrong with the Cornfields. Soon after, another poetry collection was published by University of New Mexico Press for their … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchymical Muse, ambient, American History, American literature, American Poetry, Architecture, Audio-visual, books., classical music, Daniel Staniforth, Film, Literature, Luna Trick, Margaret Randall, New Mexico, Orchestral, poemscape, poetry, Pueblo, Rebecca Wilby, Rebsie Fairholm, Ruins, Soundtrack, Spoken language, video
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