Music, art, and poetry of annual Howl Festival to bring Beat back to Lower East Side

Fifty-four years ago, Allen Ginsberg, CC ’48, published his poem “Howl,” as an ode to his bohemian friends “who ate the lamb stew of the imagination or digested the crab at the muddy bottom of the rivers of Bowery.” This weekend, the East Village will play host to a three-day festival in honor of Ginsberg and other downtown artists.

The 2010 Howl Festival will take place Sept. 10-12 in Tompkins Square Park, at East 7th Street and Avenue A. The programming will include live music, poetry readings, and performance art. There is no charge for admission to the festival.

By Tim Barker | Sep 9 10:21 pm ET

Paterson makes it ‘Rain’ with new poetry collection

Don Paterson's newest collection "Rain" defies expectations.

By Tim Barker | Apr 8 09:01 pm ET

CU Panel discussion takes an economic turn

Columbia's Committee on Global Thought hosted intellectuals to discuss the past and future of economic theory.

By Tim Barker | Apr 1 12:20 am ET

Quirky reading material abounds at indie bookstores

Independent bookstores on the East River offer off the beaten path literary options.

By Tim Barker | Mar 25 10:14 pm ET

Lecture tries to decipher Cervantes work

“Writing the Outsider: Perspectives from Spain,” a lecture presented last night by Barnard’s Center for Translation Studies, used a work by Miguel Cervantes to explore Renaissance concepts of speech and barbarism.

By Tim Barker | Feb 23 11:57 pm ET