Michael McClure & Ray Manzarek
Michael McClure

Art & the Written Word by Friends of McClure & Manzarek

Poems

CAVES by Robert Creeley

Read Robert Creeley's poem sequence, Caves, inspired by the caves - and cave art - of France's Dordogne Valley.

Chauvet: First Impressions by Clayton Eshleman

A poem, inspired by the Paleolithic art found in the Chauvet cave, in Southern France.

Excerpts from The Real and False Journals, Book I by Michael Rothenberg.

Poems, and photos of Philip Whalen. Read it here.

A New Book of Shimmering Poems by Jerome Rothenberg

We present 5 poems from A Book of Witness: Spells & Gris-Gris.

Ten New Lovely Unpublished Poems by Joanne Kyger

Joanne shares some recent work with us here.

Diane di Prima

Here are two poems by Diane di Prima:
Revolutionary Letter - Memorial Day 2003 and Les Americains.

Gary Gach

Gary contributes his poem, Elegy & Haiku for Philip Whalen.

David Gitin

Here are a dozen a dozen fine poems by David Gitin.

Guest Poet Gallery: Jack Foley

Don't miss four poems by Jack Foley.

Photo Galleries

Larry Keenan

Essays

Rebecca Solnit - Acts of Hope

Rebecca Solnit writes on activism, the peace movement, history, & and hope. Read her thought-provoking essay here.

Gary Snyder

Gary Snyder writes regarding Michael McClure and Ray Manzarek

Julia Butterfly Hill

Glen Martin writes about Julia Butterfly Hill's struggle in Ecuador.

Tributes