Category Archives: collaboration

Roundup of Recent “New York School of Poetry” News and Links (5/16/18)

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Andrew Epstein

Here’s the latest roundup of recent links, new publications, and news related to the New York School of poets.  (For my most recent roundup, see here). – They Knew What They Wanted, the gorgeous new collection of John Ashbery’s collages … Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Katz, Alice Notley, Andy Warhol, Anne Waldman, Bernadette Mayer, collaboration, David Shapiro, Frank O'Hara, Gerard Malanga, Interview, Jane Freilicher, Jim Carroll, Jim Jarmusch, Joe Brainard, John Ashbery, John Wieners, John Yau, Joseph Lease, Kenneth Koch, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, NY School Influence, Patti Smith, Paul Violi, Poems, Poetry Project at St. Marks, Ron Padgett, Roundup, Velvet Underground, Visual Art, William Carlos Williams | 2 Comments

“New Year’s Eve”: A Collaborative Poem by John Ashbery and Kenneth Koch

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Andrew Epstein

In keeping with my semi-regular tradition of posting New Years-related poems here, I thought I’d share this rare piece — a collaborative poem by John Ashbery and Kenneth Koch called “New Year’s Eve.”  The poem was part of a cluster of … Continue reading →

Posted in collaboration, John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, Locus Solus, Poems, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

For Allen Ginsberg’s Birthday: Making it Up with “Gingsberg, Koch, Padgett”

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Andrew Epstein

Allen Ginsberg would’ve turned 91 yesterday, and the flurry of tributes and social media love reminded me of an event I attended over 20 years ago — one of a handful of times I was fortunate enough to meet Ginsberg in … Continue reading →

Posted in Allen Ginsberg, collaboration, Kenneth Koch, Larry Rivers, Poetry Project at St. Marks, Ron Padgett | 10 Comments

A Conversation about “New York School Painters and Poets: Neon in Daylight”

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Andrew Epstein

Last week, the Poetry Foundation’s Harriet blog posted an item about a recent event held at the Joan Mitchell Foundation to mark Mitchell’s birthday and to celebrate the publication of New York School Painters and Poets: Neon in Daylight, a remarkable new book … Continue reading →

Posted in Anne Waldman, Bill Berkson, Carter Ratcliff, collaboration, Frank O'Hara, Larry Fagin, Ron Padgett, Video, Visual Art | Leave a comment

New Book on New York School Painters and Poets: Vogue’s “Exclusive Look”

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Andrew Epstein

      Next week, the publisher Rizzoli will be releasing a terrific-sounding, major new book devoted to the New York School painters and poets — their shared aesthetic, their myriad collaborations, their boozing and chatting at the Cedar Tavern.  Titled New York … Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Katz, Anne Waldman, Bill Berkson, Books, collaboration, Edwin Denby, Fairfield Porter, Frank O'Hara, James Schuyler, Jane Freilicher, Jasper Johns, Joan Mitchell, Joe Brainard, John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, Larry Rivers, Philip Guston, Robert Motherwell, Ron Padgett, Rudy Burkhardt, Ted Berrigan, Visual Art, Willem de Kooning | 1 Comment

John Ashbery and Kenneth Goldsmith Collaborate on a Rug: “Love and Career”

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Andrew Epstein

John Ashbery has a long history of collaborating with other writers and artists, from co-written novels (A Nest of Ninnies, with James Schuyler) to poem-art hybrids like The Vermont Notebook (with Joe Brainard). But I don’t think he’s ever collaborated on a rug before. … Continue reading →

Posted in collaboration, John Ashbery, Kenneth Goldsmith, Visual Art | 3 Comments

Nick Sturm on “Memorial Day,” by Ted Berrigan and Anne Waldman

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Andrew Epstein

For your Memorial Day reading pleasure, check out this great, informative post by the poet Nick Sturm (who is also, fortunately, one of my grad students). Sturm writes about “Memorial Day,” the long, collaborative poem written by Ted Berrigan and Anne Waldman.  Almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Anne Waldman, collaboration, Frank O'Hara, Poems, Poetry Project at St. Marks, Ted Berrigan, Video | Leave a comment

My Tiny Part in a Kenneth Koch and Larry Rivers Collaboration

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Andrew Epstein

A few weeks ago, I posted Arthur Danto’s essay “The Koch Collaboration,” which he wrote to accompany an exhibit of Koch’s collaborations with artists that appeared at the Tibor de Nagy gallery in New York in 1994. One of the … Continue reading →

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Arthur C. Danto, “The Koch Collaboration”

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Andrew Epstein

The great art historian and philosopher of art Arthur C. Danto died several weeks ago at the age of 89, and his passing has prompted a number of interesting reassessments and tributes. Danto is best-known for the theories and arguments … Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Katz, Arthur C. Danto, collaboration, Fairfield Porter, Joe Brainard, Kenneth Koch, Larry Rivers, Nell Blaine, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, Visual Art | Leave a comment

A Picture and a Poem: John Ashbery in the NY Times style magazine

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Andrew Epstein

A poem by John Ashbery popped up in an unusual place this past weekend — in the middle of T: The New York Times Style Magazine, a glossy and high-fashion appendage to the Times.  But there in the midst of the … Continue reading →

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