All Poets Welcome: The Lower East Side Poetry Scene in the 1960s

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

All Poets Welcome The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous contribution to this book provided by the General Endowment Fund of the University of California Press Associates. All Poets Welcome Daniel Kane U N I V E R S I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A P R E S S B E R K E L E Y L O S A N G E L E S L O N D O N The Lower East Side Poetry Scene in the 1960s University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England For acknowledgments of permissions, see page 289.© 2003 by the Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kane, Daniel, 1968– All poets welcome : the Lower East Side poetry scene in the 1960s / Daniel Kane. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–520–23384–0 (acid-free paper).— ISBN 0–520–23385–9 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 1. American poetry—New York (State)—New York—History and criticism. 2. American poetry— 20th century—History and criticism. 3. Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)—Intellectual life. 4. Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)—In literature. I. Title. PS255.N5 K36 2003 811’.540997471—dc21 2002012704 Manufactured in the United States of America 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication is both acid-free and totally chlorine-free (TCF). It meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48–1992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper). For Rachel Turner and for my parents This page intentionally left blank ...