Cover to Cover with Jack Foley – Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg reading poems from various points of his career. These recordings were made in 1995, as Ginsberg was approaching the age of 69.
Cover to Cover with Jack Foley
3:00 PST Wednesdays
A celebration of the art of poetry. A well-known poet himself, Jack Foley’s considerable historical knowledge and his awareness of the current “scene” are incorporated into his radio shows and have made them a kaleidoscopic, always stimulating attraction for anyone interested in poetry.
Cover to Cover with Jack Foley – November 24, 2010
Jack Foley discusses “Howl” the poem and Howl the movie. “The Howl trial defused (‘cleansed’) Ginsberg’s poem by insisting that it was a work of—capital L—’Literature.’ Howl on Trial defused Ginsberg’s poem by turning it into political propaganda for free speech. San Francisco’s Litquake celebration defused Ginsberg’s poem by leaving out the dirty words. In … Continued
Cover to Cover with Jack Foley – November 10, 2010
The second of “Two Friends.” The friend celebrated on this show–it’s his birthday–is poet/filmmaker James Broughton (1913-1999). ALL: A James Broughton Reader, edited by Jack Foley, was published by White Crane Books in 2008; The Selected Films of James Broughton, a DVD compilation of seventeen films on three discs, was released in 2006 by Facets … Continued
Cover to Cover with Jack Foley – November 3, 2010
The first of “Two Friends.” The friend celebrated on this show is poet Larry Eigner (1927-1996). Stanford University Press has recently published The Collected Poems of Larry Eigner, a four-volume set edited by Curtis Faville and Robert Grenier. This will be the first of several shows in celebration of that publication.