Famous Poets

Tom O’Bedlam Reads Poems.

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According to Wiki:
The term “Tom O’Bedlam” was used in Early Modern Britain and later to describe beggars and vagrants who had or feigned mental illness (see also Abraham-men). They claimed, or were assumed, to have been former inmates at the Bethlem Royal Hospital (Bedlam). It was commonly thought that inmates were released with authority to make their way by begging, though this is probably untrue. If it happened at all the numbers were certainly small, though there were probably large numbers of mentally ill travellers who turned to begging, but had never been near Bedlam. It was adopted as a technique of begging, or a character. For example, Edgar in King Lear disguises himself as mad “Tom O’Bedlam”.
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Gary Snyder “You know what Lew….”

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#GarySnyder90, Gary's poem for Lew Welch, read by Jane Hirshfield in honor of Gary's 90th birthday

"Muchi's Persimmons" – Gary Snyder

Gary Snyder » Closing « Lew Welch Book Release

Elaine Katzenberger » Introduction « Lew Welch Book Release.m4v

"Hiking in the Tutsogala Gourge" – Gary Snyder

Poetry for Beginners: Gary Snyder

Gary Snyder reads Artemis & Pan at White Lotus Farms

"Letter to M. A. who lives far away" – Gary Snyder

Gary Snyder Readings

Lew Welch

08-12-17 – Greg Bem Reading Lew Welch in the Ape Cave

Chuck Stebelton (Milwaukee, WI) recites "A Round of English" by Lew Welch

For Lew Welch In A Snowfall (Gary Snyder Poem)

Lawerence Ferlinghetti, Jack Kerok, Gary Snyder, A

"Step Out Onto the Planet," by Lew Welch

NCTV11 Interviews – Gary Snyder

Gary Snyder at the Brockport Writers Forum

Marko X [lew welch before disappearing into the mountains with his .22]

Huey Lewis « Lew Welch Book Release

Magda Cregg at the Grand Opening of the Beat Museum – Sept. 27th, 2006

"The Basic Con," by Lew Welch

A Tender Mind – The Life and Times of Lew Welch, Beat Poet

Peter Coyote « Lew Welch Book Release

Gary Snyder « Lew Welch Book Release

Dylan Thomas Readings, Burton,Hopkins,Auden et al

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Dylan Marlais Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems “Do not go gentle into that good night” and “And death shall have no dominion”
Dylan Thomas, also known as Dylan Marlais Thomas, was a Welsh-born poet and writer who wrote exclusively in English. Apart from poetry, he also wrote short stories and scripts for films and radio, and often performed in some of them. He became very popular in America, much credited to his sonorous voice with a subtle Welsh lilt. Thomas became famous for his much acclaimed poems like “Fern Hill”, “In Country Sleep” and “Ballad of the Long-legged Bait”.