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Review " K e e p o n striving for perfection and nothing Hey Father Death, Fm flying home Hey poor man, you're all alone Hey old daddy, I know where I'm going ... Right up to his death in 1997 A l l e n G i n s b e r g remained that rare figure, a n icon of the 1960s counterculture w h o still h a d s o m e thing t o say. W h e e z i n g a w a y o n t h e h a r m o nium w h i l e he sang Father Death Blues or the verses by W i l l i a m Blake w i t h w h i c h he usually finished his readings he a p p e a r e d t o f o l l o w t h e beat of his o w n d r u m m e r w i t h genial placidity. He never b u r n e d out, a n d he never gave in to the forces o f oppression he'd o p p o s e d all his life. His strength c a m e from his utter candor. Perhaps this w a s natural t o h i m . Certainly it w a s d e e p e n e d by the practice of m e d i t a t i o n , t h e practice o f o p e n i n g oneself t o exactly w h a t is h a p p e n ing at t h e m o m e n t . Deep C o v e writer Trevor Carolan's Getting loose and literary with gets done. Our j o b is t o accomplish w h a t w e are a b l e . " Instead of chasing illusory ideals, he says, just pay attention to what's going o n , here, n o w . W h a t is g o i n g o n does not necessarily unfold in straight lines. G i n s b e r g tips his hat to Gertrude Stein, w h o w e n t some w a y t o w a r d d o i n g for w r i t i n g w h a t Picasso and the cubists h a d d o n e for p a i n t i n g , breaking d o w n structures a n d putting their c o m p o nent parts back together in n e w ways. There's lots of g o o d , solid advice in this book from o n e of the t w e n t i e t h century's most influential poets a n d wisest social critics. W h a t T. C o r a g h e s s a n Boyle called his " m a d calculating bug-eyed big-lipped look of Zen w i s d o m a n d frog-like b e a u t y " will be much missed. A s he fades into history Carolan's Giving up Poetry is a valuable insight into h o w he practiced his art. Allen Ginsberg Giving up Poetry: With Allen Ginsberg at Hollyhock s h o w s h o w G i n s b e r g a p p l i e d this process to the art o f w r i t i n g poetry. "There is n o final perfection, no idealistic, n i r v a n a like s t i l l p o i n t , " G i n s b e r g tells participants a t the start of a w o r k s h o p o n Cortes Island. Allen Ginsberg, 1926 - 1997: Zen w i s d o m a n d frog-like b e a u t y Well well go & play till the light fades away And then go home to bed The little ones leaped & shouted & laughed And all the hills echoed. Giving up Poetry, by Trevor Carolan, is published by Banff Centre Press at $16.95. - MB An exciting new opportunity to study the performing arts on the North Shore! Offering classes in Shakespeare · -- A c t i n g / A c t i n g f o r Film /Singing / /Auditioning F o r teens ( a g e d 15-18), adults & seniors W h e t h e r y o u w i s h t o m a k e a career in t h e p e r f o r m i n g arts o r e x p l o r e y o u r c r e a t i v e p o t e n t i a l , t h e r e ' s a class f o r y o u a t Seacoast Studios. T h e classes for are progressive taking in nature, classes driven by each student's intrigue, t a l e n t a n d d e s i r e . T h e y o f f e r a r a n g e o f e x p e r i e n c e s f r o m s u r v e y classes those acting f o r t h e first time, t o professional p e r f o r m a n c e classes c h a l l e n g i n g e a c h actor's abilities. All classes are encouraging, challenging, rewarding and fun! N o w a c c e p t i n g r e g i s t r a t i o n s . W i n t e r s e s s i o n : J a n u a r y 7 - M a r c h 2, 2 0 0 2 . Call f o r i n f o r m a t i o n o n o u r spring session. C l a s s s i z e l i m i t e d , r e g i s t e r early. The Kay M e e k Centre f o r the Performing Arts a n d Seacoast Studios T e l : 604.913.3634 Website: www.kaymeekcentre.com e-mail: info@kaymeekcentre.com 22 January | February