Ed Sanders
Caffe Lena
Saratoga Springs, NY
Headlining our first Caff Lena Poetry Festival is Ed Sanders, famed counter-culture figure of the 60s, who built a bridge between the Beatnik and Hippy generations. Sanders arrived in Greenwich Village in 1958 where he opened the Peace Eye Bookstore and founded the avant-garde journal Fuck You: A Magazine of the Arts.
His first major poem was Poem from Jail, written on toilet paper in his cell after being jailed for anti-nuclear protest. Other career highlights include helping Abbie Hoffman exorcise the Pentagon, founding the Fugs with Tuli Kupferberg, and writing The Family, a highly regarded profile of the Manson Family.
Ed's poetry has been likened in its energy and ambition to William Blake, Walt Whitman and Allen Ginsberg, blending slang, neologisms, Classical Greek, and Egyptian hieroglyphs. His most recent work is 1968: A History in Verse (1997), a book-length poem tracing the events of that year. He currently resides in Woodstock, NY where he publishes the Woodstock Journal and builds inventive musical instruments.
Note: Caffe Lena is an all-ages listening room that does not serve alcohol. Desserts, light vegetarian fare, and organic fair-trade coffee are offered at all shows. //
Caffe Lena Members support the venue & get discounts on tickets. To join or renew, please follow this link: www.caffelena.org/membership.htm. Your discount can be applied to this ticket purchase.
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Caffe Lena |
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January 29, 2008 |
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Sales have ended for this event. Tickets may still be available at the door.
Pre-sales end at noon on the day of the show. Remaining tickets will be available at the door starting a 1/2 hour before showtime. You may call the venue at 518-583- 0022 after 12:30 PM on the day of the show to find out if tickets will be available. Tickets are $2 more at the door. |
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| Start: | Saturday Apr 11, 2009 8:00 PM | | End: | Saturday Apr 11, 2009 10:00 PM |
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Caffe Lena
47 Phila Street
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
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