Original upload date: Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Sat, 04 Dec 2021 19:27:29 GMT
Short archive film clip of Allen Ginsberg father of flower-power, co-founder of the Beat movement, reads his poem 'Fifth Internationale', (with UK poet Tom Pickard turning pages), on stage at the unde
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rground club-night megatripolis, (thursdays, Heaven nightclub London 1993-1996).
Part of an awesome evening, at the second birthday of megatripolis
filmed by Steve Teers of Diva Pictures www.lapiotaretreat.com www.divapix.co.uk (club archivist ) .
Allen's performance lasted 40 minutes (sadly his last ever UK stage reading).
Thank you to Lee Harris who booked Allen Ginsberg at the club (www.leeharris.co.uk) Tom Pickard, uk poet, turning pages, Heaven nightclub, club crew, TWA. David Higham Assoc.
Released with the permission of The Wylie Agency (UK) Ltd C Copyright 1995 by Allen Ginsberg.
This live performance was recorded and made into an archive dvd film 'Allen Ginsberg live in London' available on amazon
(go to website www.allenginsbergdvd.com).
myspace.com/allenginsbergliveinlondon
thanks Steve Teers, megatripolis club crew, Heaven nightclub crew
