Intellectual Curiosities and Provocations

November 1997

Beat News: November 21 1997

Beat Generation,
Events,
Litkicks,
Music,
New York City,
Tributes
1. Proving once again that I am the single slowest web designer who ever lived, I have just now finally finished my memorial tribute to William S. Burroughs. It's called Sliced Bardo, and it includes spliced-in material from Lee Ranaldo, Robert Creeley and Carolyn Cassady, as well as a touching description of a Buddhist-inspired after-death ceremony held in Burroughs' honor, written by Patricia Elliott.

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This article is part of the Beat News series. The next post in the series is Beat News: December 3 1997. The previous post in the series is Beat News: September 29 1997.

Sliced Bardo: On Burroughs by Robert Creeley

Beat Generation,
Poetry,
Postmodernism,
Transgressive,
Tributes

A few days after William S. Burroughs died, I sent poet Robert Creeley an email asking if he had any memories of Burroughs to share. He sent this back the next day.

The photo of Burroughs' famous orgone box, inspired by the Orgone Energy Accumulator designed by alternative psychologist Wilhelm Reich, is by Lee Ranaldo.

-- Levi Asher

This article is part of the Sliced Bardo series. The next post in the series is Sliced Bardo: On Burroughs by Carolyn Cassady. The previous post in the series is Sliced Bardo: William Burroughs I-View by Lee Ranaldo.

Sliced Bardo: On Burroughs by Carolyn Cassady

Beat Generation,
Postmodernism,
Transgressive,
Tributes

Carolyn Cassady was another person I wrote to asking for memories of Burroughs. I wasn't aware that she felt this way about him, but I appreciated her truthful response, refusing to be sentimental in the days after Burroughs' death.

The photo of Burrough's collection of canes and walking sticks is by Lee Ranaldo.

-- Levi Asher

This article is part of the Sliced Bardo series. The next post in the series is Sliced Bardo: Bardo in Kansas. The previous post in the series is Sliced Bardo: On Burroughs by Robert Creeley.

Sliced Bardo: A William S. Burroughs Memorial

 
Sliced Bardo: A Literary Kicks memorial for William S. Burroughs
 

A four-part tribute to William S. Burroughs, published shortly after his death, featuring contributions by Lee Renaldo, Robert Creeley, Carolyn Cassady and Patricia Elliot.

Eastern,
Postmodernism,
Religion,
Transgressive,
Tributes

November 1997

It took me a while to figure out how to memorialize William S. Burroughs.

This article is part of the Sliced Bardo series. The previous post in the series is Sliced Bardo: Bardo in Kansas.