Anne Waldman -- "New Weathers" and "Bard, Kinetic"
Category: Literary
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Tuesday, Aug 8, 2023 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location
Boulder Bookstore
1107 Pearl St
Details
Anne Waldman will speak about and sign her new books, "New Weathers: Poetics from the Naropa Archive" and "Bard, Kinetic," on Tuesday, August 8th at 6:30pm, at Boulder Bookstore.
About "New Weathers":
"New Weathers" is a collection of lectures transcribed from the audio archives of Naropa University's Summer Writing Program that represent a continuing lineage of experimental literary movements. The collection asks us to consider how poetics might embolden deeper engagements with the world. Collected from the alternative education zone founded by Anne Waldman and Allen Ginsberg with the aim of opening up discourse and fostering political engagement, these texts invoke issues of gender and race-based injustice, the global climate crisis, and our possible extinction. They weave through our poetic community, the conversations we are having, the issues we are facing--our "new weathers" to posit strategies of resistance.
About "Bard, Kinetic":
In "Bard, Kinetic," Anne Waldman assembles a multifaceted portrait of her life and praxis as a groundbreaking poet. Waldman charts her journey through a maelstrom of radical artistic activity: growing up in Greenwich Village, creative partnership with Allen Ginsberg, touring with Bob Dylan, and founding the Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church and later, the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University. She discusses the philosophies that guide her as a writer, activist, performer, instigator, and Buddhist practitioner, and pays homage to friends and collaborators including Amiri Baraka, Lou Reed, John Ashbery, Kathy Acker, and Diane di Prima. Waldman's experiences serve as a guide for others committed to making the world a conscious and conscientious place that soars with the discourse and activism of poetry and poethics.
IMPORTANT TICKETING AND EVENT INFORMATION
*Tickets are $5 (plus a small processing fee).
*A coupon good for $5 off a copy of "New Weathers" or "Bard, Kinetic," or a purchase on the day of the event is included with your ticket. You will receive this coupon at the event.
