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I Remain, Vol. 2: 1960-1971
The letters of Lew Welch and the correspondence of his friends.
- GenresPoetry
208 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1980
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Lew Welch
38 books18 followersLewis Barrett Welch, Jr. is an American poet associated with the Beat generation of poets, artists, and iconoclasts.
According to Aram Saroyan who wrote Genesis Angels: The Saga of Lew Welch and the Beat Generation, Welch decided to become a writer after reading Gertrude Stein's long story "Melanctha." Welch published and performed widely during the 1960s, and taught a poetry workshop as part of the University of California Extension in San Francisco from 1965 to 1970.
On May 23, 1971, he walked out of poet Gary Snyder's house in the mountains of California, carrying his 30-30 rifle and leaving behind a suicide note. His body was never found.
According to Aram Saroyan who wrote Genesis Angels: The Saga of Lew Welch and the Beat Generation, Welch decided to become a writer after reading Gertrude Stein's long story "Melanctha." Welch published and performed widely during the 1960s, and taught a poetry workshop as part of the University of California Extension in San Francisco from 1965 to 1970.
On May 23, 1971, he walked out of poet Gary Snyder's house in the mountains of California, carrying his 30-30 rifle and leaving behind a suicide note. His body was never found.
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June 28, 2014
The second volume of letters to and from legendary beat poet Lew Welch continue where volume one left off.
However i found these letters more poigant, more haunting and riddled with despair.
Many of the letters in this volume were written while welch was out in the wilderness at Forks of Salmon.
his letters to and from WCW gradually drop off and his main correspondents are still Snyder, Whalen, Kirby Doyle, his mum, Magda and a few others including Kerouac and Olson and Duncan.
the most interesting thing for me is Welch's own analysis of his psychological problems as well as his notes at the time of writing Hermit Poems, originally entitled Poems from Rat Flat.
Welch was a troubled genius who needed some serious therapy. After his break with Magda it was hard to read the rest of the book, knowing what lay ahead.
All things told, this book featured some of the most emotional and intelligent interpretations on poetry as an artform that i have ever read
However i found these letters more poigant, more haunting and riddled with despair.
Many of the letters in this volume were written while welch was out in the wilderness at Forks of Salmon.
his letters to and from WCW gradually drop off and his main correspondents are still Snyder, Whalen, Kirby Doyle, his mum, Magda and a few others including Kerouac and Olson and Duncan.
the most interesting thing for me is Welch's own analysis of his psychological problems as well as his notes at the time of writing Hermit Poems, originally entitled Poems from Rat Flat.
Welch was a troubled genius who needed some serious therapy. After his break with Magda it was hard to read the rest of the book, knowing what lay ahead.
All things told, this book featured some of the most emotional and intelligent interpretations on poetry as an artform that i have ever read
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