Tag Archives: Marc Olmsted

Five Poems by Marc Olmsted

Teriyaki Land
By Marc Olmsted

Conveniently located
between Teriyaki Land and
Graveyard Tattoos, I go
to get the car smogged
in Clackamas, Oregon
– but it’s closed –
cyber Monday a holiday for some
the shy couple
exiting Fantasy Emporium
with nervous glances

Writ 2 Days After Manson … Continue reading

Review of ‘Best Minds of My Generation: A Literary History of the Beats,’ by Allen Ginsberg

Best Minds of My Generation: A Literary History of the Beats by Allen Ginsberg (Author), Bill Morgan (Editor) and Anne Waldman (Introduction) Grove Atlantic Reviewed by Marc Olmsted The Best Minds of My Generation, a collection of Allen Ginsberg’s classroom lectures … Continue reading

Scientologist: William S. Burroughs and the ‘Weird Cult’

Review by Marc Olmsted “There’s something on the E-meter known as the floating needle–when a release point is reached, the needle floats. It is a very relaxed, pleasant, very high feeling, similar to the effect of hallucinogenic drugs. … Continue reading