The Poetry Project Newsletter, Issue 23, March 1, 1975

The first page of this issue mentions an invitation from Giorno Poetry Systems to former President Richard Nixon to give a poetry reading at St. Mark's church, to "be introduced by William S. Burroughs, Vice President of the Institute, who says, 'Nixon is the great folk hero of the decade. He has debunked the whole concept of the Presidency, and the whole concept of authority. Like all great folk heroes, he's been subjected to contempt and contumely. He has had his liver eaten out by so-called liberals. He is a great man. If Nixon were here with me right now, I would embrace him and say, "Show biz, Richard, show biz. You're one of our own"'."

Published in New York City by The Poetry Project at St. Mark's in March, 1975.

This copy addressed to the [Detroit] Alternative Press (Ken Mikolowski), as part of an archive of newsletters from Type Punch Matrix (Silver Springs, MD.).

I have also a copy addressed to Gotham Book Mart (NYC).

Bibliographic Information: 

• Not in Shoaf
• Not in Schottlaender (v4)
• Raven 19750301TPPN.0.23

Contents: 

• Michael Brownstein: "Move Over Dick Gallup" (poetry)
• Alfred Starr Hamilton: "An Apple, Organizationally" (poetry)
• Jonathan Williams: "Quick Ruby-Slippers for Alfred Starr Hamilton" (essay)
• News:
• on Giorno Poetry Systems' invitation for Richard Nixon to read poetry, to be introduced by William S. Burroughs
• on Wednesday evening readings including Robert Bly, Andrei Codrescu, et al
• on Jim Gustafson moving to NYC from Bolinas, CA.
• on Avon releases of Fanny Howe and Russell Banks 
• on Allen Ginsberg and Daniel Ellsberg's recommendation of Douglas F. Dowd's The Twisted Dream: Capitalist Development in the United States Since 1776
• on Monday night readings
• on George Quasha's Active Anthology
• on Boston Blackie recommendations
• on an odd news item about transference through dairy products in the Washington Post
• on Gregory Corso's Way Out
• on Letterpress Poetry pamphlets from Burning Deck
• on An Ode and Arcadia by Jack Spicer and Robert Duncan
• on poetry and obscenity
• on Andrei Codrescu and Pat Nolan's The End Over End
• on Jane Freilicher's exhibition at Fischbach
• on the death of P. G. Wodehouse
• on Some, and contributors such as Ezra Pound and Bill Zavatsky
• on Keith Abbott reading for "Calling All Poets: The Open Magazine of the Air" on Berkeley's KPFA
• on Rebecca Brown selling her tape recorder
• on Daisy Aldan's Verses for the Zodiac
• on the C.I.A. ordering a copy of the Poets & Writers Directory of American Poets
• on Ray Kass' exhibition at Boston's Sunne Savage Gallery
• on a conversation on assassinations on WBAI
• on Richard Grossinger's Vermont, issue 21
• on the Woking Council's challenges naming their indoor swimming pool
• on editorial book recommendations
• on workshops at St. Mark's by Charles North, Lewis Marsh, and others
• on Anne Waldman and Bernadette Mayer reporting on basketball for Oui
• on additional basketball news
• on Duncan Hines' recommendations
• on Curtis Faville's Ready and other Adventures in Poetry releases
• on a new Angel Hair Books catalog

Publishing Information: 

• Editor: Bill Mac Kay