Into the Fire: A Poet's Journey through Hell's Kitchen (eBook, ePUB)
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Into The Fire: A Poet's Journey takes place in the rough-and-tumble Hell's Kitchen neighborhood on Manhattan's West Side. By 1980, both the arts scene and New York neighborhoods are on the verge of change. The author's life in the arts weaves in and out of the neighborhood's narratives. She must make a choice between two possible lives. The Poetry Festival at St. Clement's featured many well-known poets of the 1970s and 80s as well as up-and-coming and marginalized poets. St. Clement's Church has a storied history in the arts, beginning with the American Place Theater in the 1960s to the prese...
Into The Fire: A Poet's Journey takes place in the rough-and-tumble Hell's Kitchen neighborhood on Manhattan's West Side. By 1980, both the arts scene and New York neighborhoods are on the verge of change. The author's life in the arts weaves in and out of the neighborhood's narratives. She must make a choice between two possible lives. The Poetry Festival at St. Clement's featured many well-known poets of the 1970s and 80s as well as up-and-coming and marginalized poets. St. Clement's Church has a storied history in the arts, beginning with the American Place Theater in the 1960s to the present day. Cameo appearances in this memoir are made by Robert Altman, Amiri Baraka, Daniel Berrigan, Karen Black, Raymond Carver, Cher, Abbie Hoffman, Spalding Gray, and Al Pacino. Erick Hawkins, June Anderson, and Daniel Nagrin dance through. Poets and writers include Carol Bergé, Ted Berrigan, Enid Dame, Cornelius Eady, Allen Ginsberg, Daniella Gioseffi, Barbara Holland, Bob Holman, Richard Howard, Maurice Kenny, Eve Merriam, Robin Morgan, Sharon Olds, Alicia Ostriker, Alice Notley, William Packard, Robert Peters, Rochelle Ratner, Grace Shulman, and Kurt Vonnegut. The author discovers the arts program and the church are gateways to a vibrant community. She becomes more involved with local civic groups and begins to find her place in the world. Seeking poetry, she finds purpose.
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