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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

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

New To The Society’s Shelves

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Nuallain House, Publishers

New To The Society’s Shelves Over the past year The New Black Bart Poetry Society has acquired either as review/gift/comp copies, subscription, and or diligent used bookstore browsing a fair but not overwhelming number of books to add to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Poetry Society | Tagged Alice Notley, Bill Berkson, Bill Porter, Bob Arnold, Buddhism, California, California Poetry, Carnegie Mellon University Press, Clemens Starck, Coffee House Press, David Bromige, Doc Dachtler, Empty Bowl Press, Fell Swoop, Gary Snyder, George Schneeman, Hirato Renkichi, Jack Kerouac, Jerome Rothenberg, Joel Dailey, Kevin Power, Longhouse Press, Main St Rag, Modern Poetry, New York City, outlaw poets, Pat Nolan, Poetry, Poetry Blogs, Poetry Lectures, Poetry Lessons, Poetry Society, Poetry Talks, Poets, Poltroon Press, Red Pine, Robert Duncan, Sam Hamill, Schools of Poetry, Talisman Press, The Moron Channel, The New Black Bart Poetry Society, The New York School, Tim Hunt, Tom Weigel, Ugly Duckling Presse | Leave a comment

Some Assembly Required

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Nuallain House, Publishers

Some Assembly Required Bill Berkson’s “Memoir In Pieces” When talking about Bill Berkson certain assumptions must be addressed. That he was a quintessential New Yorker who had escaped to California and created a niche for himself among artists and writers … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Poetry Society | Tagged Allen Ginsberg, Bill Berkson, California, California Poetry, Charles Olson, Diane di Prima, Edwin Denby, Ezra Pound, Frank O'Hara, Frank Sinatra, Greta Garbo, Jane Freilicher, Jim Carroll, Joan Mitchell, Joanne Kyger, Joe Brainard, John Ashbery, Judy Garland, Kenneth Koch, Kenward Elmslie, Larry Fagin, Larry Rivers, Lauren Bacall, Lewis Warsh, Liza Minnelli, Mia Farrow, Modern Poetry, Montgomery Clift, Myrna Loy, New York City, Philip Guston, Philip Whalen, Poetry, Poetry Blogs, Poetry Lectures, Poetry Lessons, Poetry Society, Poetry Talks, Poets, Robert Creeley, Roddy McDowell, Ron Padgett, Rudy Burckhardt, San Francisco, Schools of Poetry, Since When, Surrealists, Ted Berrigan, The New York School, W. H. Auden, Willem de Kooning, Yvonne Jacquette | 2 Comments

Lost And Found In Translation

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Nuallain House, Publishers

Lost And Found In Translation By Pat Nolan “To produce a translation that may be accurate according to the dictionary, but bland and distant from the spirit of the poem because one has either ignored or misunderstood the author’s poetics … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Poetry Society | Tagged Acadian, Adrian King-Edwards, Alice Notley, American samizdat, Aram Saroyan, Bill Berkson, Black Bart, Blaise Cendrars, Blue Pig, Brendan King-Edwards, Bruce Andrews, California, California Poetry, Champlain, Clark Coolidge, Collège de Maisonneuve, David Ball, Derniers tabous, Eric Selland, Frank O'Hara, French Canadian, Gaspé Peninsula, George Tysh, Histoires Naturelles, James Schuyler, Jean Follain, Jean Le Gac, Joanne Kyger, Joe Brainard, Jules Renard, Keith Waldrop, Lucille Friesen, Max Jacob, McGill University, Modern Poetry, Montreal, New France, outlaw poets, Philippe Soupault, Pierre Reverdy, Poetry, Poetry Blogs, Poetry Lectures, Poetry Lessons, Poetry Society, Poetry Talks, Poets, Quebec City, Quebecois poetry, Robert Hébert, Roberto Bolaño, Rosemary Waldrop, Rudiments d’us, Schools of Poetry, The New Black Bart Poetry Society, The Poetry Project, The Word Bookstore, Tom Raworth, Trois-Revière | 1 Comment

Don’t Mess With Bill

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Nuallain House, Publishers

Don’t Mess With Bill; An Appreciation Poet and art critic Bill Berkson achieved personal entropy in San Francisco on Thursday, June 16th, 2016 at the young age of 76. June 16th also happens to be Bloomsday celebrated around the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Poetry Society | Tagged Abstract Expressionism, Alex Katz, Alice Notley, Allen Ginsberg, Andrei Codrescu, Anne Waldman, Anselm Hollo, Aram Saroyan, Bernadette Mayer, Big Bridge, Big Sky, Bill Berkson, Blaise Cendrars, Bobbie Louise Hawkins, Brad Gooch, California, California Poetry, City Poet, Clark Coolidge, David Meltzer, Eleanor Lambert, Emily Dickinson. T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Frank O'Hara, Gertrude Stein, Humphrey Bogart, James Joyce, James Schuyler, Jim Carroll, Joanne Kyger, Joe Brainard, John Ashbery, John Thorpe, Kenneth Koch, Kevin Opstedal, Lewis Warsh, Maureen Owen, Modern Poetry, New York City, Norman Bluhm, Oliver Stone, outlaw poets, Philip Guston, Philip Whalen, Pierre Reverdy, Poetry, Poetry Blogs, Poetry Lectures, Poetry Lessons, Poetry Society, Poetry Talks, Poets, Red Grooms George Schneeman, Robert Lowell, Ron Padgett, San Francisco, Schools of Poetry, Steve Carey, Surrealists, Syemour Berkson, Ted Berrigan, The New Black Bart Poetry Society, The New York School, Tom Clark, Truman Capote, Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams, William S. Burroughs | 3 Comments

Contributor’s Notes

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Nuallain House, Publishers

To: The Membership & Interested Parties From: Pat Nolan, Charter Member, NBBPS Subject: The California School of New York Poets Up Late, American Poetry Since 1970, generously compiled by Andrei Codrescu, and published by 4walls8windows in 1987, has been referred … Continue reading →

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Frank O’Hara’s Lunch Poems 50th Anniversary All-Star Reading

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Nuallain House, Publishers

To: The Membership and Interested Parties From: Steven Lavoie. Society Columnist for the NBBPS Subject: Frank O’Hara’s Lunch Poems 50th Anniversary All-Star Reading Frank O’Hara’s Lunch Poems 50th Anniversary All-Star Reading Friday, February 6, 2015 at the McCroskey Mattress Company, San … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Poetry Society | Tagged Alan Bernheimer, Alana Siegel, Alice Neel, Allen Ginsberg, Bern Porter, Bill Berkson, Billie Holliday, Black Bart, California Poetry, City Lights Books, Clark Coolidge, Colter Jacobsen, Crystal Sasaki, David Meltzer, Duncan McNaughton, Elaine Kahn, Elaine Katzenberger, Eugene O’Neill, Frank O'Hara, Garrett Caples, George Leite, Ginger Rogers, Gloria Frym, Helen Adam, Henry Miller, Herb Caen, Hilton Obenzinger, Jack Spicer, Jean Dubuffet, Jim Nisbet, Joanne Kyger, Joe Brainard, Kathleen Fraser, Kenneth Rexroth, Kit Robinson, Larry Rivers, Laura Moriarty, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Lenny Bruce, Lester Young, Life Of Crime News Letter, Lunch Poems, Mal Waldron, Maureen O’Hara, Michael McClure, Michael Palmer, Modern Poetry, New York City, New York School, Patrick Marks, Paul Hoover, Philip Guston, Philip Whalen, Pocket Poets Series, Poetry, Poetry Blogs, Poetry Lectures, Poetry Lessons, Poetry Society, Poetry Talks, Poets, Richard Brautigan, Richard O. Moore, Robert Duncan, Ron Padgett, San Francisco, Schools of Poetry, Steve Dickison, Steven Lavoie, Ted Berrigan, The New Black Bart Poetry Society, Tinker Green, Tom Parkinson, William Carlos Williams | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Bill Berkson

Poetry As Crime; Parole at Ten

Never Apologize, Never Explain, Part II

New To The Society’s Shelves

Some Assembly Required

Lost And Found In Translation

Don’t Mess With Bill

Contributor’s Notes

Frank O’Hara’s Lunch Poems 50th Anniversary All-Star Reading

About The New Black Bart Poetry Society

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