Press and Updates
Ugly Things Music magazine - Review of Song to the Siren
Rock and the Beat Generation - Review of Song to the Siren
Song to the Siren
Song to the Siren. 5 decades of lyrics, including for the first time in print the lyrics to Song to the Siren, are being published by Halbaffe Press on July 21st, 2024. Launch event will happen on July 26th, 2024 at Beyond Baroque in Venice, California where the title song was written.
Caveat Lector Publishes Sonnets 66-70
5 sonnets published by Caveat Lector magazine.
Larry on Jann Klose’s Making Sound podcast
Larry Beckett chats with singer songwriter Jann Klose on Klose’s podcast, Making Sound.
Reading from The Book of Merlin
March 21, 2024: Annie Bloom's Books welcomes Portland poet Larry Beckett
Sonnet 61 - Newspaper’s still exist!
Sonnet 61 published in The Somerville Times
Two readings from The Book of Merlin
18 December 2023: KBOO’s Talking Earth Radio show includes Larry Beckett
16 Januray 2024 [EDIT - weather delayed]: Annie Bloom's Books welcomes Portland poet Larry Beckett joined by California poet Marc Zegans.
Kirkus Review of The Book of Merlin
"An accomplished poet provides a new interpretation of ancient and medieval British lore.”
Kirkus Review says “Get It”.
The Book of Merlin
Larry Beckett’s newest book is out now!
"What magic this!” - Marc Zegans
Literary Journal publishes Sonnets
Sonnets 54 & 55. Graciously published by The Arlington Literary Journal.
Alabama Poet Laureate - Jennifer Horne (2017-2021)
A sneak preview of Larry's upcoming book, The Book of Merlin by Jennifer Horne.
Agave Road Trip poet laureate
Agave Road Trip poet laureate Larry Beckett is back again. This time he starts at the 6:15 mark, as he helps them clear a tree, but the whole podcast is interesting.
Where do you spend the 4th of July?
Eight years ago, in 2015, Larry celebrated Independence Day in England
Howl at the Beat Museum - cassette tape
Live performance by Larry Beckett at the museum in San Francisco.
A Unique and Bespoke Object
A cassette tape of the 2022 London performance by Larry Beckett & Stuart Anthony now available
The Life of a Song: ‘Song to the Siren’
“To the ancient Greeks, they were hybrid creatures, part bird, part woman…”
Rockin’ with the beats
Imagine our delight when, on a regular visit to the official Allen Ginsberg website
Rock and the Beat Generation
Simon Warner shared an email postcard from UK guitarist Stuart Anthony who, in June, was in London for a live gig with Larry and then in Paris to visit the inspiration for the Apollinaire poem that gives the duo’s most recent album release Mirabeau Bridge its Gallic title…
Kind Words
Larry Beckett on Marc Zegans’ Lyon Street: “True poetry: rooted in San Francisco streets and cafés, lovingly evoking the actual, flowering into the myth of California, this collection has the look of a classic.”