If Brion Gysin had not existed, it probably would have been necessary to invent him, as the saying goes. Pre-eminent…
In 1959, the painter, Brion Gysin, “accidentally” cut through a pile of newspapers with a Stanley Knife and changed the…
Originally published in Beatdom #14, and excerpted from the forthcoming memoir/scrapbook, Don't Hesitate: Knowing Allen Ginsberg '72 Through '92. …
1959 was an important year in Beat Generation history. It was the year that William S. Burroughs published Naked Lunch…
Love or hate him, venerate or revile him, the life and work of William Seward Burroughs continues to inspire and…
In 1957 Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky were in the midst of the obscenity trials in the US surrounding the…
Charles Gatewood has not only been working for some of the world's best publications for more than five decades, but…
Edited and with an Introduction by Bill Morgan. At the point this second volume of his Collected Letters opens,…
“According to Brion Gysin, I was an Apprentice to an Apprentice and I have never claimed otherwise. In my work…
Note: This essay inspired the 2013 book, Scientologist! William S. Burroughs and the 'Weird Cult.' All of the uncertainties in…
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