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Dick McBride – Poet, Novelist & Playwright

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The Astonished I (Excerpt)

June 2, 2009 by robmcdowall

Dick McBride reads the first chapter of The Astonished I.

The author recalls a conversation that he had with Jack Kerouac, who had phoned City Lights to talk to Lawrence Ferlinghetti about publishing Visions of Cody.

The Astonished I (Memories & Wet Dreams) was published by McBride’s Books in 1995, and is a recollection of the authors time in San Francisco. It is dedicated to his friend, Tim Prael and contains an introduction by Charles Plymell.

A slightly different version of the first chapter was originally published in Transit and then The Beat Journals, both published by Kevin Ring’s Beat Scene Press.

Recorded by J.Redman & L.Dow at St Ann’s Well Cafe, Great Malvern (Sept 10th 2004).

Posted in Dick McBride | Tagged Beat Generation, Charles Plymell, City Lights, Dick McBride, Jack Kerouac, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, San Francisco, Visions of Cody |



  • Dick McBride's memoir of Allen Ginsberg 'Cometh with Clouds: Memory: Allen Ginsberg' has been reprinted by Aspect Design and is available to purchase via Amazon. It was originally published by Cherry Valley Editions (founded by Charles and Pamela Plymel) in 1982 with a foreword by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

    Available from Aspect Design via Amazon.co.uk
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