Carl Macki
Carl Macki is a poet and artist living in Marin County, California. He was born in Chicago and moved to the SF Bay Area in his thirties. He lives with his lifelong mate, Sandra Thurston and their son, Charles.
New Edition of Kerouac Bio
Centennial Edition of Ground-breaking Kerouac Bio to be Published When Memory Babe first appeared from Grove Press in 1983, Library Journal wrote: “To call this book the definitive Kerouac biography is an understatement … [it is] all-inclusive and richly … Continue reading →
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Beat Scholar Gerald Nicosia
Beat Scrapbook
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Continue reading →“Hap,” by Thomas Hardy
“. . .And dicing Time for gladness casts a moan. . . These purblind Doomsters had as readily strownBlisses about my pilgrimage as pain.” To the Editor (New York Times): It’s clear in context that “had” means “might have.” The … Continue reading →
Last Ghost in America
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BEAT Scrapbook, by Gerald Nicosia (coolgrove press)
BEAT SCRAPBOOK COMING –NOVEMBER 15th! Read the review by Jim Feast inSensitive Skin “Gerald Nicosia has dedicated all his nonfiction books to describing those who, through whatever means, fought for the underdogs. His biography of Kerouac, the finest we have, Memory … Continue reading →