Since its opening in 1921 by the former Prime Minster, HH Asquith, the AA Library has hosted some remarkable performances - it has accommodated fire-eaters, male strippers, chickens, snakes… and final tables… But one legendary performance stands out – a poetry reading on the 15th July, 1965, featuring the leading figures of The Beat Generation, including Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Gregory Corso and Andrei Voznesensky.
March 21, 2018
The AA Archives are lucky enough to have acquired a vinyl LP recording documenting a legendary event within AA history – a poetry happening, featuring the greatest figures of the Beat generation - held in the AA Library on 15th July, 1965...
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