Gregory Corso’s Friends and Fans Give Him a Birthday Tribute

Michael Limnios is doing impressive work interviewing poets, scholars, and friends of the Beat writers over on Blues GR. For Gregory Corso’s birthday today, he’s compiled stories about the poet from those who had the pleasure of knowing him over the years and those who have read and been influenced by his work. The tribute includes memories and reflections from:

• Ken Babbs
• Hettie Jones
• Harold Chapman
• Dario Bellini
• Andy Clausen
• Eddie Woods
• Nanos Valaoritis
• Paul Fericano
• Francis Kuiper
• Helen Weaver
• Elsa Dorfman
• Marc Olmsted
• Hank Harrison
• Elliot Rudie
• Levi Asher
• Frank Beacham
• Neeli Cherkovski,
• Gordon Ball
• Catfish McDaris
• Tisa Walden
• David Amram
• Yannis Livadis
• George Nicholas Koumantzelis
• Gerald Nicosia
• Robert Yarra
• Ruth Weiss
• Joe Ambrose
• Cyclop Lester
• John Sinclair
• Michael Minzer
• A. D. Winans
• Kurt Lipschutz
• Mark Sargent
• Harvey Kubernik

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