Showing posts with label Heathcote Williams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heathcote Williams. Show all posts

Friday, 10 January 2025

Who was Sinclair Beiles? at Clarke's in Cape Town

 

Who was Sinclair Beiles?, a compilation of writings about South African beat poet Sinclair Beiles, edited by Gary Cummiskey and Eva Kowalska, is still available from Clarkes.

Alternatively, you can order a copy directly from the publisher at cummiskeyg@gmail.com

Originally published in 2010, this is a revised and expanded edition that was published in 2014. 

Saturday, 09 November 2024

Who was Sinclair Beiles? still available at Clarke's in Cape Town

 

Who was Sinclair Beiles?, a compilation of writings about South African beat poet Sinclair Beiles, edited by Gary Cummiskey and Eva Kowalska, is still available from Clarkes.

Alternatively, you can order a copy directly from the publisher at cummiskeyg@gmail.com

Originally published in 2010, this is a revised and expanded edition that was published in 2014. 

Monday, 19 August 2024

Sinclair Beiles in Cape Town


 

Good to see that Gregory Penfold in Cape Town has received his copy of Who was Sinclair Beiles?, published by Dye Hard Press.

Monday, 29 April 2024

Who was Sinclair Beiles?


A reminder that Who was Sinclair Beiles?, edited by Gary Cummiskey and Eva Kolwaska, is still available from Clarke's in Cape Town. You can click on the link to order, or if you are in the area, why not pop into the store in Long Street in person! 

 

Friday, 02 February 2024

Who was Sinclair Beiles? available at Clarke's in Cape Town

 

Who was Sinclair Beiles?, a compilation of writings about South African beat poet Sinclair Beiles, edited by Gary Cummiskey and Eva Kowalska, is still available from Clarkes.

Originally published in 2010, this is a revised and expanded edition that was published in 2014. 



Sunday, 22 May 2022

Who was Sinclair Beiles? still available at David Krut


 Who was Sinclair Beiles?, a compilation of writings about the South African beat poet edited by Gary Cummiskey and Eva Kowalska, is available from David Krut Bookstores.

It contains essays, interviews and memoirs by writers such as Gary Cummiskey, Eva Kowalska, Alan Finlay, Heathcote Williams, Carl Weissner, Fred de Vries and dawie malan.

Monday, 14 March 2022

Who was Sinclair Beiles? available from David Krut Bookstores



Who was Sinclair Beiles?, a compilation of writings about the South African beat poet edited by Gary Cummiskey and Eva Kowalska, is available from David Krut Bookstores.

It contains essays, interviews and memoirs by writers such as Gary Cummiskey, Eva Kowalska, Alan Finlay, Heathcote Williams, Carl Weissner, Fred Malan and dawie malan.


Monday, 13 July 2020

Winter special: Who was Sinclair Beiles?


Winter special (until the end of August)!

Who was Sinclair Beiles?, a compilation of writings about the South African beat poet, compiled and edited by Gary Cummiskey and Eva Kowalska.

Special winter price, including 24-hour courier costs, is R160.00. South Africa only.
For order details email dyehardpress@iafrica.com.

Friday, 30 January 2015

New from Dye Hard Press: Who was Sinclair Beiles?, revised and expanded edition


Available from Dye Hard Press at R150 per copy, including postage (South Africa only). Email dyehardpress@iafrica.com.  For overseas orders, price will vary according to increased postal rates - please enquire with publisher.

Saturday, 04 September 2010

Sinclair Beiles: The first poet in space by Heathcote Williams


“The poetry of Sinclair Beiles is distinguished and long distilled; its unexpected striking images bring a flash of surprised recognition. The poems open slowly in your mind, like Japanese paper flowers in water.”

William Burroughs

Despite Burroughs’ impressive recommendation Sinclair Beiles often fell asleep during his own poetry readings thanks to a hefty diet of prescription drugs which Sinclair would carry around in a large plastic bag and which were always placed beside him on-stage so as to be within easy reach. This was a pity since Sinclair’s poems, as Burroughs had attested, were worth listening to, once he could be aroused...Full text available as a PDF here
(This piece was first published in The Raconteur. Copyright: Heathcote Williams)