International Poetry Incarnation
The International Poetry Incarnation (German: International embodiment of poetry ) was a poetry reading that took place on June 11, 1965 in London's Royal Albert Hall . The event, attended by counterculture poets from the United States , the United Kingdom and other countries, is considered to be a turning point in British underground culture .
When Michael Horovitz and Alexander Trocchi heard that the American beat poets Allen Ginsberg , Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Gregory Corso were in London, they decided to hold a large-scale reading. It turned out that the Royal Albert Hall was vacant 10 days later.
Despite the short preparation time, an estimated 7,000-8,000 visitors came to hear the 17 poets, including Adrian Mitchell , Alexander Trocchi , Allen Ginsberg , Harry Fainlight , Anselm Hollo , Christopher Logue , George MacBeth , Gregory Corso , Lawrence Ferlinghetti , Michael Horovitz , Simon Vinkenoog , Spike Hawkins , Tom McGrath and Ernst Jandl . William S. Burroughs was recorded on tape. The guitarist Davy Graham played a few tracks. Ginsberg recited Howl from his poem .
Peter Whitehead documented the event in the film "Wholly Communion".
Web links
- Wholly Communion (1965) in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Victoria Broackes, Geoffrey Marsh (ed.): You Say You Want a Revolution: Records and Rebels, 1966-1970 , London 2016, p. 104, ISBN 978-1851778911 .
- ^ A b Will Hodgkinson: Snapshot: Allen Ginsberg at the Albert Hall . The Guardian on the 40th anniversary of the International Poetry Incarnation, June 13, 2005 (English)
- ↑ Jed Birmingham: 45th Anniversary of the International Poetry Incarnation at Royal Albert Hall . Article on RealityStudio.com, October 11, 2010 (English)
- ^ Wholly Communion - Peter Whitehead (ASV5) . The Allen Ginsberg Project, June 11, 2011 (English)