Naropa University Free Lectures

A Peter Lamborn Wilson lecture on the role of the poet in interpreting archaeology, anthropology, and human pre-history.

Allen Ginsberg class on Beat literary history of the 1950's, discussing William S. Burroughs's book Junky and his first meeting with Herman Hunke.

Lecture by Andrei Codrescu focusing on writing and publishing, especially as it relates to his experience in Romania.

First half of a class by William S. Burroughs on the technology and the ethics of wishing.

Allen Ginsberg class on steps of revising autobiographical poems.

A lecture by Amiri Baraka on the politics of poetics.

First half of a workshop with William S. Burroughs comparing his works to those of Jack Kerouac, discussing their writing techniques.

First half of a class by Allen Ginsberg on William Carlos Williams and prosody.

First half of an interview and performance by John Cage.

Allen Ginsberg class with William Burroughs. Ginsberg begins by reading from Burroughs's work, including his book Nova Express.