Tag Archives: Alice Notley

Needles Auto

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Nuallain House, Publishers

Needles Auto (or The Revenge of Lorine Neidecker) Alice Notley & the Novel Poem by Pat Nolan “The imagination is continually at work filling up all the fissures through which grace has passed.” —Simone Weil 1 It may come as … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Poetry Society | Tagged Alice Notley, Frank O'Hara, Gaston Bachelard, James Schuyler, John Ashbery, Julia Kristeva, Kenneth Koch, Modern Poetry, Needles, New York City, Paris, Poetry, Poetry Blogs, Poetry Lectures, Poetry Lessons, Poetry Society, Poetry Talks, Poets, Ron Padgett, Schools of Poetry, Ted Berrigan, The New American Poetry, The New Black Bart Poetry Society, The New York School | 1 Comment

Poetry As Crime; Parole at Ten

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Nuallain House, Publishers

Poetry As Crime; Parole at Ten by Pat Nolan In September of 2012, Parole, the blog of the newly reconstituted Black Bart Poetry Society whose motto is “For those who think poetry is still a crime,” started as irregular memos … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Poetry Society | Tagged Alice Notley, Andrei Codrescu, Andrew Schelling, Anselm Hollo, Beats, Bill Berkson, Black Bart, Bruce Holsapple, Carol Ciavonne, Chinese Poetry, Dada, Dan Demers, David Perry, Futurism, Guillaume Apollinaire, Jack Kerouac, Japanese poetry, Jerome Rothenberg, Joanne Kyger, Julia Kristeva, Kandinsky, Keith Kumasen Abbott, Kenneth Rexroth, Lucille Friesen, Marcel Duchamp, Mark Young, Max Jacob, Modern Poetry, New York School, Parole, Philip Whalen, Pierre Bourdieu, Pierre Reverdy, Poetry, Poetry Blogs, Poetry Lectures, Poetry Lessons, Poetry Society, Poetry Talks, Poets, Robert Creeley, Ron Padgett, Sara Safdie, Schools of Poetry, Steve Carey, Steven Lavoie, Sun Dong, Surrealism, Ted Berrigan, The New Black Bart Poetry Society, Tim Hunt, Tom Clark, Tom Sharp, Vorticism, William Carlos Williams | 2 Comments

New To The Society’s Shelves, 2022

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Nuallain House, Publishers

The latest batch of arrivals to the The New Black Bart Poetry Society‘s shelves come from a variety of sources as gifts, contributor’s copies, review copies, exchange copies, remaindered stock, library sales, used book store finds, and actual retail purchases. … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Poetry Society | Tagged Alex Katz, Alice Notley, Andrei Codrescu, Barbara Henning, Bob Heman, Clifford Burke, Greg Masters, Hurricane Review, Joe Sadie, Joel Dailey, John Ashbery, Kent Johnson, Lafcadio Hearn, Modern Poetry, Poetry, Poetry Blogs, Poetry Lectures, Poetry Lessons, Poetry Society, Poetry Talks, Poets, Robert Sund, Roberto Bolaño, Schools of Poetry, The New Black Bart Poetry Society, Tinker Greene, Ulalume Gonzalez de Leon, Vladimir Mayakovsky | Leave a comment

Joanne Elizabeth Kyger: A Remembrance

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Nuallain House, Publishers

Poetry, Art, Photos, Memories, Anecdotes, Interviews, and Essays on her Life and Work by friends, contemporaries, poets, and fellow writers, compiled and organized by Sara Safdie (with technical assistance from the Parole Officer) IntroductionSara Safdie (click on the bold type to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Poetry Society | Tagged Alastair Johnston, Alice Notley, Ammiel Alcalay, Andrew Schelling, Anne Waldman, Anselm Hollo, Arthur Okamura, Bill Porter, Bolinas, Cedar Sigo, Dale Martin Smith, David Schneider, Dawn-Michelle Baud, Diana Middleton-Quaid, Donald Guravich, Duncan McNaughton, Edward Sanders, Genie McNaughton, Gloria Frym, Jennifer Dunbar Dorn, Jim Nisbet, Joanne Kyger, Joe Sadie, John Batki, John Daley, John Thorpe, Kathleen Frumpkin, Kevin Opstedal, Ku Yu, Larry Kearney, Lewis MacAdams, Mark DuCharme, Michael Boughn, Michael Rothenberg, Michael Wolfe, Miriam Sanders, Nafet LeRenyh, Pat Nolan, Pheobe MacAdams, Red Pine, Robert Grenier, San Francisco Bay Area, Sara Safdie, Simon Pettet, Stefan Hyner, Stephen Emerson, Stephen Ratcliffe | 1 Comment

In Close Proximity—Part Two

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Nuallain House, Publishers

In Close Proximity—Part Two Excerpts from Side Effect A Journal of Zen Life with Philip Whalen by Tensho David Schneider Tensho David Schneider’s journal, Side Effect, came about from the idea that the sayings and doings of Philip Whalen—Zenshin Ryufu … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Poetry Society | Tagged 80 Langton Street, Alice Notley, Barrett Watten, Black Bart, Buddhism, California, California Poetry, Clark Coolidge, David Schneider, Gregory Corso, Joanne Kyger, Michael McClure, Modern Poetry, New College, outlaw poets, Philip Whalen, Poetry, Poetry Blogs, Poetry Lectures, Poetry Lessons, Poetry Talks, Poets, San Francisco, San Francisco Zen Center, Schools of Poetry, Ted Berrigan, The New Black Bart Poetry Society | 3 Comments

The Education of Pat Nolan

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Nuallain House, Publishers

The Education Of Pat Nolan An Anniversary Memorial for Keith Kumasen Abbott, 1944-2019 By Pat Nolan Paintings by Ivan Suvanjieff In pursuit of the writer’s life with absolutely no clue of what I was doing, I left the Midwest (c.1965) … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Poetry Society | Tagged Alice Notley, Allen Ginsberg, Andrei Codrescu, Blue Wind Press, Buddhism, California, California Poetry, Clifford Burke, Coffee House Press, Gary Snyder, Ivan Suvanjieff, Jack Kerouac, Joanne Kyger, Keith Kumasen Abbott, Kenneth Rexroth, Modern Poetry, outlaw poets, Pat Nolan, Philip Whalen, Poetry Blogs, Poetry Lectures, Poetry Lessons, Poetry Society, Poetry Talks, Poets, Richard Brautigan, Ron Padgett, San Francisco, Schools of Poetry, Steve Carey, Ted Berrigan, The New Black Bart Poetry Society, The New York School, William Carlos Williams | Leave a comment

Never Apologize, Never Explain, Part II

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Nuallain House, Publishers

Never Apologize Never Explain, Part II Further Notes on Understanding the Poetry of Philip Whalen By Pat Nolan “Philip was always writing, always reading, and whenever possible playing music.” —Gary Snyder, Preface to The Collected … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Poetry Society | Tagged Alice Notley, Allen Ginsberg, Anselm Hollo, Bill Berkson, Bruce Holsapple, Buddhism, California, California Poetry, Charles Olson, Donald Allen, Ezra Pound, Gary Snyder, Jack Kerouac, Joanne Kyger, Keith Kumasen Abbott, Kenneth Rexroth, outlaw poets, Pat Nolan, Philip Whalen, Poetry, Poetry Blogs, Poetry Lectures, Poetry Lessons, Poetry Society, Poetry Talks, Poets, Schools of Poetry, Steve Carey, Ted Berrigan, The New Black Bart Poetry Society, William Carlos Williams | Leave a comment

Blue Suede Shoes Redux: The Specimen Issue

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Nuallain House, Publishers

Legend has it that that Keith Abbott joined the mimeograph underground by liberating a ream of paper from the WWSC English Department supply closet, acquiring a quire of stencils (one may say that now), and finding someone with a mimeograph … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Poetry Society | Tagged Alice Notley, Allen Ginsberg, Aram Saroyan, Avron Hoffman, Barbara Barracks, Bill Bathurst, Black Bart, Bob Heman, Bruce Andrews, California, California Poetry, Clifford Burke, Curtis Faville, David Gitin, Dennis Kelly, Gary Snyder, Glen Baxter, Harris Schiff, Jack Anderson, Jim Brodey, Jim Gustafson, Keith Kumasen Abbott, Larry Fagin, Life Of Crime News Letter, Marcel Duchamp, Mary Norbert Korte, Michael Sowl, Michael-Sean Lazarchuk, mimeo mags, mimeo revolution, mimeograph press, Modern Poetry, New York City, Opal L. Nations, outlaw poets, Pat Nolan, Paul Violi, Philip Whalen, Poetry, Poetry Blogs, Poetry Lectures, Poetry Lessons, Poetry Society, Poetry Talks, Poets, Ray DiPalma, Richard Brautigan, Richard Snyder, Ron Padgett, San Francisco, Schools of Poetry, Steve Carey, Steven Lavoie, Ted Berrigan, The New Black Bart Poetry Society, The New York School, Tom Clark, Tom Raworth | 1 Comment

This Is How Legends Begin

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Nuallain House, Publishers

I strove with none, for none was worth my strife. Nature I loved, and, next to nature, Art; I warm’d both hands before the fire of Life; It sinks, and I am ready to depart. —Walter Savage Landor Recollections, appreciations, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Poetry Society | Tagged Alice Notley, Basho, Blaise Cendrars, Buddhism, California, California Poetry, Chines Painting, Chinese calligraphy, Chinese Poetry, Clark Coolidge, Clifford Burke, Gary Snyder, Jack Kerouac, Keith Kumasen Abbott, Kenneth Rexroth, Maureen Owen, Modern Poetry, New York City, outlaw poets, Philip Whalen, Poetry Blogs, Poetry Lectures, Poetry Lessons, Poetry Society, Poets, Richard Brautigan, Ron Padgett, Russian River, San Francisco, Schools of Poetry, Ted Berrigan, The New Black Bart Poetry Society, The New York School, William Carlos Williams | 2 Comments

I Remember Tom Clark

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Nuallain House, Publishers

I Remember Tom Clark (with a tip of the laurel crown to Joe Brainard) by Pat Nolan I remember the first time I heard Tom Clark’s name mentioned was at the Bull’s Eye Tavern in Monterey, California in 1966 or … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Poetry Society | Tagged Alice Notley, Black Bart, Bolinas, California, California Poetry, Donald Guravich, Joe Brainard, Life Of Crime News Letter, Modern Poetry, New York City, outlaw poets, Pat Nolan, Poetry, Poetry Blogs, Poetry Lessons, Poetry Society, Poetry Talks, Poets, Poltroon Press, Ron Padgett, San Francisco, Schools of Poetry, Sun & Moon, Ted Berrigan, The End (& variations thereof), The New Black Bart Poetry Society, The New York School, The Poetry Project | Leave a comment