Category Archives: Video

John Murillo and Nicole Sealey read and discuss an Anne Waldman poem

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Andrew Epstein

As part of the Paris Review‘s “Poets on Couches” series, John Murillo and Nicole Sealey recently discussed “How To Write,” a wonderful poem by Anne Waldman that was originally published in Paris Review in 1968. After Sealey reads the poem, … Continue reading →

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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).

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Jenny Xie reads “My Heart” by Frank O’Hara

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Andrew Epstein

If you haven’t checked it out yet, Ours Poetica is a great video series, produced by the Poetry Foundation and the poet Paige Lewis, which posts a poem read by a poet, writer, or artist, three times a week. This … Continue reading →

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“Art Cooking: Frank O’Hara” (with Sarah Urist Green, John Green, Paige Lewis, and Kaveh Akbar)

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Andrew Epstein

It’s probably not a surprise that the work of Frank O’Hara, the author of a book called Lunch Poems, is overflowing with images of food and drink — from the “glass of papaya juice” at the end of “A Step … Continue reading →

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New Video of James Schuyler’s Legendary Debut Reading in 1988

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Andrew Epstein

A rare video of James Schuyler reading his poems has just surfaced on YouTube, thanks to Raymond Foye, executor of Schuyler’s estate, who posted the video several days ago. [The YouTube clip has subsequently been taken down, but the video … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Reading Ted Berrigan’s Poetry: Alice, Anselm, and Edmund

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Andrew Epstein

This is quite a treat for fans of the Berrigan/Notley family of poets: Don Yorty recently posted some footage of a reading that took place in 2011 at (the amazing) St. Marks Bookstore in New York to celebrate the publication of The Selected Poems of … Continue reading →

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Why I Am Not a “New York School Poet”: Ron Padgett edition

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Andrew Epstein

There is a long and hallowed tradition of poets associated with the New York School disparaging the idea of labels for movements and schools and disavowing their own connections to any entity known as the New York School. Even before the world … Continue reading →

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New Frank O’Hara Plaque Unveiled in New York

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Andrew Epstein

A few weeks ago, I posted a piece about the four New York apartments Frank O’Hara lived in.  I discussed the plaque that has long been above the front door of his apartment at 90 University Place, and a new plaque that the Greenwich Village … Continue reading →

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Patti Smith: Horses “Evolved Organically From My First Poetry Reading”

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Andrew Epstein

Via the Poetry Project at St. Marks, I came across this brief video posted by the music site/magazine NME featuring Patti Smith, called “My First Gig: Desecrating a Church with Electric Guitar.”  Smith talks about her first performance “worthy of remembering,” which was … Continue reading →

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