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Peter Orlovsky, a Life in Words This page intentionally left blank Peter Orlovsky, a Life in Words Intimate Chronicles of a Beat Writer Edited by Bill Morgan First published 2014 by Paradigm Publishers Published 2016 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Copyright © 2014, Taylor & Francis. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Orlovsky, Peter, 1933–2010. Peter Orlovsky, a Life in Words : Intimate Chronicles of a Beat Writer / Peter Orlovsky, edited by Bill Morgan. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-61205-582-4 (hardcover : acid-free paper) ISBN 978-1-31563-284-1 ( eBook) 1.Orlovsky, Peter, 1933–2010. 2. Authors, American—20th century—Biography. 3. Beat generation—Biography. 4. Gay men’s writings, American. I. Morgan, Bill, 1949– editor of compilation. II. Title. PS3565.R58Z46 2014 811'.54—dc23 [B] 2013046454 ISBN 13: 978-1-61205-582-4 (hbk) ISBN 13: 978-1-61205-583-1 (pbk) For Peter and his family: Kate, Oleg, Nick, Julius, Lafcadio, and Marie Peter, Lafcadio, Kate, and Marie Orlovsky, July 26, 1987, Long Island. Photo Courtesy of Allen Ginsberg Trust. This page intentionally left blank my imagination of an eternal boy walks on the streets of San Francisco —Allen Ginsberg, “Malest Cornifici Tuo Catullo” This page intentionally left blank e Contents Foreword xi Acknowledgments xxi Introduction xxiii Chapter 1 San Francisco, 1954–1956 1 Chapter 2 Morocco and Europe, 1957 52 Chapter 3 New York, 1958–1960 82 Chapter 4 The Mediterranean, 1961 124 Chapter 5 India, 1962–1963 175 Chapter 6 America and the Farm, 1964–1969 214 Chapter 7 The Later Years, 1970–2010 240 Index 285 Index of Orlovsky's Poems by First Line 289 ix
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