1986 William S. Burroughs - Dr. Benway
Series: Jack Kerouac Disembodied School of Poetics
From: Naropa University
Length: 00:02:30
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William S. Burroughs is a cultural legend, having influenced three generations of writers and musicians. In this edgy piece he reads his still shocking "Dr. Benway" bit. This is not for everyone - it is graphically violent and pretty darn misogynist - yet is remains an entertaining and provocative use of language. This piece is from Naropa University Archive's Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics collection. Allen Ginsberg founded the Kerouac School, a writing program, in 1974, and for 30 years he brought a group of counter culture writers, artists and thinkers to Boulder for a Summer Program. Naropa's Audio Archive is digitizing 2000 hours of readings, lectures and panel discussions, several hundred hours of which is available for free at www.archive.org. Click through 'audio' to 'naropa' and browse. The legendary friend-to-the-Beats William S. Burroughs taught, lectured and performed at the program for many years. The piece has never been broadcast - you will be among the first to make this rare recording available to listeners.
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