Press and Updates
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.”
Interview - On Writing American Cycle
Simon Warner’s “Beat Soundtrack #20: Larry Beckett”: Larry Beckett is an American poet, playwright, novelist, songwriter and literary critic. He has had several books of poetry and prose published including Songs and Sonnets, Beat Poetry, and the book-length poems, Paul Bunyan, Wyatt Earp, and Amelia Earhart, which were collected with seven others as the epic American Cycle, a 47-year project, published in April 2021 by Running Wild Press in Los Angeles.
eyelids on Twitter
Signed by the artists - lyric booklet.
The Accidental Falls - album review
“I wish I was where lemons swing…”
The Accidental Falls
The Accidental Falls by Eyelids, lyrics by Larry Beckett. Album release date: Jan 31st 2020 in U.K. - Feb 14th 2020 in U.S.
American Cycle Streaming
The Orchard has released Larry’s audio performances of the long poems that constitute American Cycle.
Mirabeau Bridge
Larry Beckett and Stuart Anthony’s new album ‘Mirabeau Bridge’ produced by Paul Walmsley has been released.
BBC Radio 4 - Poetry Please, Larry Beckett
Larry will be featured on yet another @bbc 4 radio program.
1967: The Year in 50 Classic Rock Albums
“…ornate, expansive masterwork that revealed its creator to be way more than just another troubadour with a guitar. The title track is brilliant, as was the single “Morning Glory.”
The Anti-Explainer Insight of “Soul Music”
The New Yorker ran a nice piece last week about @bbc Radio 4 “Soul Music” show, including some nice words about our episode on “Song to the Siren.”