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Wings, Wands, Windows
This rare edition was published for/at the Jack Kerouac Conference in Boulder, CO, in 1982. It includes several drawings by Corso, and a hilarious radio interview during which Corso was ultimately ejected from the station for "recalcitrant, bad behavior." Corso, of course, came out of it looking exactly like his visionary jester self.
36 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1982
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About the author
Michael Annis
7 booksJeff Nall is an active essayist and journalist, and organizer in the peace and justice movement. His writing has appeared in select journals and a range of independent magazines including Z magazine, Toward Freedom, and the Humanist.
Nall earned a Master of Liberal Studies degree from Rollins College and is pursuing a PhD in Comparative Studies at Florida Atlantic University."
Nall earned a Master of Liberal Studies degree from Rollins College and is pursuing a PhD in Comparative Studies at Florida Atlantic University."
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March 29, 2023
This is a short but interesting work by Gregory Corso.
It is very attractively published containing 8 poems (some like his famous "Marriage" poem published elsewhere, but some published here for the first time), some rare photos of Corso, and some of his fascinating, highly idiosyncratic drawings.
The real highlight though is the rather weird, occasionally funny, radio interview with Corso at the end of the book, where he manages to get himself kicked off the air by the DJ for using too many colorful words. What was interesting also was the number of callers who respond to this incident, most of them siding with the dj, but one person calling him out for his hypocrisy. What it shows is that Corso was a rebel poet, sometimes called 'the bad boy of the beat generation', who would not compromise in any setting, because he never wanted to sell out on his own individuality and turn fake. This is what sets him apart from someone like Allen Ginsberg, who was able to adopt a persona when talking to the media (in this sense, Ginsberg was the PR man of the beats), one which I'm sure was very different from the Ginsberg when he was with friends and all alone.
This is a quick short, interesting read, containing some nice poems. Highly recommended for fans of beat poetry, if you can track down a copy.
It is very attractively published containing 8 poems (some like his famous "Marriage" poem published elsewhere, but some published here for the first time), some rare photos of Corso, and some of his fascinating, highly idiosyncratic drawings.
The real highlight though is the rather weird, occasionally funny, radio interview with Corso at the end of the book, where he manages to get himself kicked off the air by the DJ for using too many colorful words. What was interesting also was the number of callers who respond to this incident, most of them siding with the dj, but one person calling him out for his hypocrisy. What it shows is that Corso was a rebel poet, sometimes called 'the bad boy of the beat generation', who would not compromise in any setting, because he never wanted to sell out on his own individuality and turn fake. This is what sets him apart from someone like Allen Ginsberg, who was able to adopt a persona when talking to the media (in this sense, Ginsberg was the PR man of the beats), one which I'm sure was very different from the Ginsberg when he was with friends and all alone.
This is a quick short, interesting read, containing some nice poems. Highly recommended for fans of beat poetry, if you can track down a copy.
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