Brownstein, Michael, 1943- – Pacifica Radio Archives

Performing poets: a benefit reading at the St. Mark’s Poetry Project, October 1975

On October 29, 1975, WBAI taped the Rinpoche Benefit Poetry Reading at St. Mark’s Church in NYC. This program includes excerpts from the performances of Michael Brownstein, William Burroughs, Patti Smith and Anne Waldman. The emcee is Maureen Owen. Program was produced by Charles Ruas and recorded by Tom Perotti.

August 24, 2025

Pleasure of mental causation / produced by Mike Sappol.

Poetry, sound effects, and music by Tom Clark, Alice Notley, Ron Padgett, Ed Sanders, Joe Ceravolo, Mona DaVinci, and Michael Brownstein.

August 24, 2025

Dial-a-poem.

Readings by poets of selections from their work, with interviews. |r.2. Lenore Kendall, Aram Saroyan, Gary Snyder, Ted Berrigan, Jack Spicer, Allen Ginsberg (58 min.) — r.5. Emmett Williams, Ed Sanders, Catherine Cleaver, Brian Byson, Ted Berrigan, David Henderson, Gerard Malanga, Joe Barnard, Allen Ginsberg, Maureen Orven, John Giorno interviewed by Charles Ruas (50 min.)…

August 24, 2025

Brain/baby : thecombined poetries of Anne Waldman and Michael Brownstein.

Charles Amirkhanian and Gerard Van der Leun read poetry ; Waldman and Brownstein read selections from their own work.

August 24, 2025