Category Archives: Poetry Project at St. Marks

Roundup of Recent “New York School of Poetry” News and Links (11/15/21)

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Andrew Epstein

Here is one of my semi-regular roundups of recent links and news related to the New York School of poets. (Previous roundups can be found here).

Posted in Abstract Expressionism, Alice Notley, Andy Warhol, Ange Mlinko, Art Exhibit, Ben Lerner, Bernadette Mayer, Charles North, Criticism, Etel Adnan, Film, Frank O'Hara, Helen Frankenthaler, Jane Freilicher, Jasper Johns, Joan Mitchell, John Ashbery, John Yau, Kamran Javadizadeh, Larry Rivers, Lou Reed, Peter Schjeldahl, Poetry Project at St. Marks, Roundup, Trevor Winkfield, Velvet Underground, Video, Visual Art | 1 Comment

Tom Clark (1941-2018), the New York School, and the Paris Review

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Andrew Epstein

  Very sad news in the poetry world: the poet Tom Clark died this week at the age of 77 after being struck by a car while walking across a street in Berkeley, California.  A prolific and controversial writer, Clark … Continue reading →

Posted in Alice Notley, Allen Ginsberg, Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones), Anne Waldman, Barbara Guest, Bill Berkson, Charles Olson, Clark Coolidge, David Lehman, David Shapiro, Denise Levertov, Frank Lima, Frank O'Hara, Gerard Malanga, Harry Mathews, In Memoriam, Jack Kerouac, James Schuyler, Jim Carroll, Joe Brainard, Joe Ceravolo, John Ashbery, John Koethe, Kenneth Koch, Kenward Elmslie, Larry Eigner, Larry Fagin, Lewis Warsh, Lou Reed, Peter Schjeldahl, Philip Whalen, Poetry Project at St. Marks, Robert Creeley, Ron Padgett, Ted Berrigan, Tom Clark, Tony Towle, Uncategorized, Velvet Underground | 1 Comment

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

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

Eileen Myles Reads James Schuyler (and Chats with Paul Muldoon)

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Andrew Epstein

                   The New Yorker’s Poetry Podcast asks poets who have published in the New Yorker to choose a poem from the New Yorker’s pages, read it, and discuss it with poetry editor … Continue reading →

Posted in Eileen Myles, James Schuyler, Podcast, Poetry Project at St. Marks, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

The Day Frank Died: O’Hara’s New York Apartments

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Andrew Epstein

It’s the 50th anniversary of Frank O’Hara’s death, 11 days after Bastille day, yes, “so I go for a walk among the hum-colored cabs,” and visit 3 of the 4 apartments O’Hara lived in during his time in New York. … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank O'Hara, New York, Poetry Project at St. Marks, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore Talks Poetry with Daniel Kane

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Andrew Epstein

The musician Thurston Moore — one of the founders of the groundbreaking experimental rock band Sonic Youth — has deep and long-standing ties to the New York School of poets, and to avant-garde poetics more broadly.  After all, he did recently record a song called “Frank O’Hara … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernadette Mayer, Bruce Andrews, Charles Bernstein, Clark Coolidge, Dan Graham, Frank O'Hara, Interview, John Ashbery, Music, NY School Influence, Patti Smith, Poetry Project at St. Marks, Richard Hell, Ted Berrigan, Thurston Moore, Vito Acconci | 2 Comments

Edwin Denby and the New York School: A Reading for Edwin Denby at the Poetry Project

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Andrew Epstein

  On Wednesday, February 11, the Poetry Project at St. Marks in New York will host “Dancers, Buildings, and People: A Reading for Edwin Denby,” a tribute for Edwin Denby (1903-1983), the poet and dance critic who was such an important … Continue reading →

Posted in Alice Notley, Anne Waldman, Anselm Berrigan, Bill Berkson, Edwin Denby, Eileen Myles, Frank O'Hara, Jim Carroll, Poetry Project at St. Marks, Ron Padgett, Rudy Burkhardt | Leave a comment

Jane Freilicher (1924-2014) and the Poets of the New York School

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Andrew Epstein

This week brought the very sad news that the artist Jane Freilicher has passed away at the age of 90.  Freilicher was, of course, a major, founding figure at the heart of the New York School, who was central to the movement and community … Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Katz, Anne Waldman, Barbara Guest, Charles Simic, Event, Fairfield Porter, Frank O'Hara, In Memoriam, James Schuyler, Jane Freilicher, Joan Mitchell, John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, Nell Blaine, Poetry Project at St. Marks, Rudy Burkhardt, Visual Art | 2 Comments

Upcoming Bernadette Mayer Events: New York and the Czech Republic

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Andrew Epstein

  There are a couple of exciting events coming up featuring Bernadette Mayer, both in New York.  First, this Friday, October 17, at the Poetry Project at St. Marks, there will be a 25th anniversary celebration of the terrific small press Tender Buttons, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Anne Waldman, Bernadette Mayer, Conferences and Talks, Dorothea Lasky, Event, Harryette Mullen, Jennifer Moxley, Laynie Browne, Lee Ann Brown, Matthea Harvey, Performance, Poetry Project at St. Marks | Leave a comment