Morgan, Bill 1949-

Overview

Works:	155 works in 311 publications in 5 languages and 14,248 library holdings
Genres:	Records and correspondence Biography Bibliography Criticism, interpretation, etc History Guidebooks Juvenile works Tours
Roles:	Author, Editor, Instrumentalist, Costume designer, Author of afterword, colophon, etc., Performer
Classifications:	PS3513.I74, B

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Publications about Bill Morgan

Publications by Bill Morgan

Most widely held works about Bill Morgan

Lines drawn in the sand : the life and writings of Allen Ginsberg : an exhibition ( Book )
William Harmon papers by William Harmon ( )
1964 New Year resolutions by Va.) WRVA (Radio Station : Richmond ( Recording )
Morgan, Bill : [miscellaneous ephemeral material] ( Book )
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Miscellaneous Correspondence by Oklahoma ( )
Edie Parker and Henri Cru papers by Edie Parker Kerouac ( )
[Interview with William Morgan] by Bill Morgan ( Recording )
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Bill Morgan papers by Bill Morgan ( )
American Mine (Sunshine, Colo.) ( Visual )
Forest Service crew photographs ( Visual )
American Mine in Sunshine, Colorado ( Visual )

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Most widely held works by Bill Morgan

The letters of Allen Ginsberg by Allen Ginsberg ( )
12 editions published between 2008 and 2013 in English and French and held by 1,689 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The best of poet Allen Ginsberg's correspondence with friends like Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, edited by the author's longtime literary archivist

I celebrate myself : the somewhat private life of Allen Ginsberg by Bill Morgan ( Book )
14 editions published between 2006 and 2014 in English and held by 1,522 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Allen Ginsberg was America's most influential poet since World War II, in the vanguard of every popular movement of that time, from the emergence of the Beat generation to the countercultural revolution to the interest in Eastern spirituality. In this new biography, the first since the poet's death in 1997, Bill Morgan offers a revealing portrait of a complicated and flamboyant character. He examines Ginsberg's life and his impact on society from many different angles: his political views, his battles with censorship, and his approach to drugs. He also provides a more accurate picture than previously told of Ginsberg's search for love (including his complex relationship with his lifelong partner, Peter Orlovsky) and of his involvement with Tibetan Buddhism. He also lists the titles of Ginsberg's poems in the margins so that the reader can see exactly what he was writing at any point in his life.--From publisher description

The works of Allen Ginsberg, 1941-1994 a descriptive bibliography by Bill Morgan ( )
5 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 1,394 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Avant-garde poet and popular culture icon, Allen Ginsberg has been one of the world's most important writers for over 40 years. This comprehensive bibliography, covering the years 1941 to 1994, was prepared with the cooperation of the poet himself. All books, periodicals, photographs, recordings, films, and miscellaneous appearances are listed here. Entries are grouped in chapters according to type of work, and each entry provides full descriptive bibliographic information.''Allen Ginsberg is perhaps the most famous poet of our time, as well as one of our most prolific writers. His subjects range from Buddhist studies to drug research to gay rights to political issues of every description from Vietnam to censorship. Ginsberg gave the author access to personal files and, as a result, every appearance of Ginsberg's writings in the English language is noted. This bibliography is a comprehensive, descriptive record of all of Ginsberg's works.''The volume contains descriptive annotations of every book, pamphlet, and broadside by Ginsberg. It also contains complete descriptions of every contribution by Ginsberg to the works of others. In addition, all periodical contributions, recordings, films, and miscellaneous publications are listed. Due to Ginsberg's recent acceptance as a photographer of note, a special section identifies all of his published photographs. Entries are arranged in chapters according to the type of work, to facilitate ease of use. As a result, this book presents a history of Ginsberg's works and traces the evolution of his writings over a period of publications and revisions

Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg : the letters by Jack Kerouac ( Book )
9 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 1,296 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The first collection of letters between the two leading figures of the Beat movement. Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg are the most celebrated names of the Beat Generation, linked together not only by their shared artistic sensibility but also by a deep and abiding friendship, one that colored their lives and greatly influenced their writing. Editors Bill Morgan and David Stanford shed new light on this intimate and influential friendship in this fascinating exchange of letters, two thirds of which have never been published before. Commencing in 1944 while Ginsberg was a student at Columbia University and continuing until shortly before Kerouac's death in 1969, the two hundred letters included in this book provide profound insight into their lives and their writing. While not always in agreement, Ginsberg and Kerouac inspired each other spiritually and creatively, and their letters became a vital workshop for their art.--From publisher description

Deliberate prose : selected essays, 1952-1995 by Allen Ginsberg ( Book )
17 editions published between 2000 and 2005 in English and Chinese and held by 1,096 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Allen Ginsberg's essays, collected here for the first time, were written over the course of a long, productive, and politically engaged life. With his finger ever on the pulse of America, Ginsberg was consistently outspoken and passionate about his beliefs. Whether criticizing the American government, protesting the proliferation of nuclear weapons or the waging of war in Vietnam, or denouncing the injustice of capitalism, Ginsberg gave voice to a moral conscience of the nation. His views on free speech and the drug culture, his quest for inner peace, the creation of the Beat generation, and his innovative poetics reflect the concerns of a postwar American culture that he helped shape."--Jacket

The typewriter is holy : the complete, uncensored history of the Beat generation by Bill Morgan ( Book )
7 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 976 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chronicles the lives of key contributors and offers insight into their lasting influence, featuring coverage of the stories surrounding such publications as Allen Ginsberg's "Howl and Other Poems" and Jack Kerouac's "On the Road."

The book of martyrdom and artifice : first journals and poems, 1937-1952 by Allen Ginsberg ( Book )
7 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 790 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Book of Martyrdom and Artifice covers the most important and formative years of Ginsberg's storied life. During this time as a precocious and inquisitive student at Columbia College in New York City, he met Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, both of whom would become lifelong friends and significant literary figures in their own right. Ginsberg's journals - so candid he insisted they be published only after his death - also document his complex relationships with other figures of Beat lore: Herbert Huncke, Lucien Carr, and Carl Solomon."

Howl on trial : the battle for free expression ( Book )
6 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 706 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The selected letters of Allen Ginsberg and Gary Snyder by Allen Ginsberg ( Book )
12 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in English and held by 655 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"One of the central relationships in the Beat scene was the long-lasting friendship of Allen Ginsberg and Gary Snyder. Ginsberg introduced Snyder to the East Coast Beat writers, including Jack Kerouac, while Snyder himself became the model for the serious poet that Ginsberg so wanted to become. Snyder encouraged Ginsberg to explore the beauty of the West Coast and, even more lastingly, introduced Ginsberg to Buddhism, the subject of so many long letter exchanges between them. Beginning in 1956 and continuing through 1991, the two men exchanged more than 850 letters. Bill Morgan, Ginsberg's biographer and an important editor of his papers, has selected the most significant correspondence from this long friendship. The letters themselves paint the biographical and poetic portraits of two of America's most important--and most fascinating--poets. Robert Hass' insightful introduction discusses the lives of these two major poets and their enriching and moving relationship."--Publisher's description

You'll be okay : my life with Jack Kerouac by Edie Parker Kerouac ( Book )
3 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 650 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Discusses the lives and marriage of Edie Parker Kerouac and Jack Kerouac

Rub out the words : the letters of William S. Burroughs, 1959-1974 by William S Burroughs ( Book )
12 editions published between 2012 and 2013 in English and held by 600 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presenting a glimpse into the private life of the misunderstood writer, this collection of letters from the 1960s and 1970s reveals the era in which Burroughs became an influential artistic and cultural leader beyond the literary world

The response to Allen Ginsberg, 1926-1994 : a bibliography of secondary sources by Bill Morgan ( Book )
7 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 301 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An accidental autobiography : the selected letters of Gregory Corso by Gregory Corso ( Book )
7 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 300 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"For all his charm and intelligence poet Gregory Corso lived a vagabond life. He never held down a regular job. Until his final years, he rarely stayed very long under the same roof. He spent long stretches - some as long as four or five years - abroad. Many of his letters came from Europe - France, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Greece - as he kept in touch with his circle of friends - among them his best friends Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. He left (or was left by) a number of girlfriends and he fathered five children along the way. He was apt to raise a bit of a ruckus at poetry readings and other public events. No one could be sure what he might do next except that he would write poetry and get published and that it would be widely read." "When the idea of a book of selected letters was first proposed, Gregory had some reservations about it. Would the book reveal too much about his private life? But then with typical hubris he said the equivalent of "let it all hang out" and "all" does hang out in An Accidental Autobiography. The book is indeed the next thing to an unplanned self-portrait and gives a lively sense of the life Gregory Corso led, marching to his own drummer and leaving in his wake such marvelous books of Beat poetry as The Happy Birthday of Death, Elegiac Feelings America, Long Live Man, and Herald of the Autochthonic Spirit."--BOOK JACKET

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, a comprehensive bibliography to 1980 by Bill Morgan ( Book )
5 editions published in 1982 in English and held by 269 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Beat atlas : a state by state guide to the Beat generation in America by Bill Morgan ( Book )
4 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 261 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"[The] Beat Atlas contains a wealth of historical information subdivided by region and state for easy reference. It also follows the movements of Beat contemporaries like the New York School, the Black Mountain Poets, and the San Francisco Renaissance."--Back cover

The Magic : Earvin Johnson by Bill Morgan ( Book )
1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 178 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A biography of the basketball player from Lansing, Michigan, who led his high school team to the state championship, the Michigan State Spartans to the national championship and the Los Angeles Lakers to five NBA championships

The beat generation in San Francisco : a literary tour by Bill Morgan ( Book )
2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 175 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This guide is packed with photographs and anecdotes that take you to the places where the Beats lived and loved and wrote books that changed American literature and culture. Based on in-depth interviews, it chronicles the West Coast Beat experience beginning in the late forties, when they first set foot in the City."--BOOK JACKET

Incredible captures by Bill Morgan ( Book )
1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 175 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The beat generation in New York : a walking tour of Jack Kerouac's city by Bill Morgan ( Book )
7 editions published between 1997 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 142 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Peter Orlovsky, A Life in Words : Intimate Chronicles of a Beat Writer by Peter Orlovsky ( Book )
3 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 116 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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