
Philip Whalen
This is another of my very old photographs. It was probably taken in the late 1970’s. Philip Whalen was one of the great Beat Poets. I believe that at the time this reading occurred, he had become a monk at the San Franciso Zen Center

Gary Snyder
Photograph from the mid 1980’s. A much younger and very handsome image of one of our great poets.

Susan Sontag
This photograph from the early 80’s.

Studs Terkel
From the Early 80’s. This picture of Studs captures his earthy charisma. He was in the back room smoking a cigar. That was before smoking became illegal in California. After he left, we found the cigar butt in the ash tray. Somebody nailed it up to the wall with a sign saying “Studs Terkel’s Cigar”. The cigar remained on the wall for another 10 years.
Tags: CODY'S, GARY SNYDER, PHILIP WHALEN, STUDS TERKEL, SUSAN SONTAG
July 7, 2009 at 10:12 pm |
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