Author Vincent Zangrillo in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Vincent Zangrillo back in his salad days Vincent (Vinnie) Zangrillo is the author of Dime Bag, a collection of short stories recounting his misadventures in downtown NYC in the 1970s. We spoke about his time at Naropa, when he hung out with Burroughs, Ginsberg and especially Corso, […] The post S02E07 – Vincent Zangrillo appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

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S02E07 – Vincent Zangrillo

Writer, poet and musician Keshav Das in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Keshav Das Keshav Das, was, once upon a time, an editor at Sensitive Skin magazine, when he went by the nom de plume Christian X. Hunter. He also painstakingly compiled and edited the book BAREFOOT IN THE HEART, a collection of oral history of […] The post S02E14 – Keshav Das appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

S02E14 – Keshav Das

Poet and teacher Sharon Mesmer in conversation with Bernard Meisler. photograph of Sharon Mesmer by Ester Levine I always enjoy speaking with the great Sharon Mesmer, one of my favorite poets and/or people! We talked about the state of poetry, podcasts (Ram Dass vs. Joe Rogan), cancel culture, millennials vs. gen z, the holidays, and […] The post S02E13 – Sharon Mesmer appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

S02E13 – Sharon Mesmer

Painter and critic Tom McGlynn in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Tom McGlynn Mob T-Shirt copyright 1994 Tom McGlynn Small Standard 1, 36″ x 36″ copyright 2018 I had a good time talking to my old pal, painter and art critic Tom McGlynn. I always thought Tom was one of the smartest people I’d ever met, […] The post S02E12 – Tom McGlynn appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

S02E12 – Tom McGlynn

Novelist, poet and publisher J. Macon King in conversation with Bernard Meisler. I met J. Macon King last spring, when he sent in a short story I liked – he thought I lived in NYC, but to his surprise, we both lived in Marin. John tells us how he grew up in the Midwest, his […] The post S02E11 – J. Macon King appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

S02E11 – J. Macon King

Novelist and essayist bart plantenga in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Amsterdam-based bart plantenga is a novelist and essayist (PARIS SCRATCH, NY SIN PHONEY) and one of the co-founders of the Unbearables literary group. We met over 30 years ago in Paris, when we published a 1-shot lit mag, The Bik Dik Review, which was the […] The post S02E10 – bart plantenga appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

S02E10 – bart plantenga

Author Emily Carter in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Emily Carter is the author of the classic GLORY GOES AND GETS SOME, as well as many, many short stories, published everywhere from Sensitive Skin to The New Yorker. I’d lost touch with Emily over the years, but she was a key member of my NYC/LES crew […] The post S02E09 – Emily Carter appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

S02E09 – Emily Carter

Novelist, playwright and poet Arthur Nersesian in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Arthur Nersesian, photograph by David Shankbone Arthur Nersesian is the author of nine books, including the classic novels The Fuck-Up and the crime fiction novel Gladyss of the Hunt. Born and raised in NYC, where he still lives, we got off to a cheery […] The post S02E08 – Arthur Nersesian appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

S02E08 – Arthur Nersesian

NYC poet and impresario Puma Perla in conversation with Bernard Meisler. photograph of Puma Perl by Len DeLessio I’ve never met Puma Perl in real life. That is, I don’t recall having done so. But it seems as if we must have, as we know so many of the same people, and hung out at […] The post S02E06 – Puma Perl appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

S02E06 – Puma Perl

Paris-based painter David West in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Some new paintings by David West I met David West at the Pink Pony in NYC, back in 1994 or thereabouts. David was the “bartender” and I used to go there all the time with Mark Ashwill. We had lots of laughs. After about three months, […] The post S02E05 – David West appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

S02E05 – David West

NYC poet Eve Packer in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Eve Packer Great NYC poet Eve Packer and I spoke about the loss of our dear friend Steve Cannon, Jeffrey Epstein (Note: this was recorded in mid-July), her own personal #metoo moment with a famous writers, some adventures she had with Allen Ginsberg in London back […] The post S02E04 – Eve Packer appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

S02E04 – Eve Packer

Sensitive Skin live at LitCrawl, recorded at the Valencia Room, San Francisco. Instead of the usual conversation, why not give a listen to last week’s Sensitive Skin reading at LitCrawl, live from San Francisco? Readers include Jenny Wade (reading from Mayakovsky Maximum Access), Marc Olmsted, Suzi Kaplan Olmsted, Joel Landmine and me, your host, Bernard […] The post S02E03 – Sensitive Skin Live At San Francisco LitCrawl appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

S02E03 – Sensitive Skin Live At San Francisco LitCrawl

Gerald Nicosia in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Gerald Nicosia An absolute must-listen for all fans of Jack Kerouac and the Beats. Gerry and I spoke about his role as an advisor to the film version of “On The Road,” and how he was first introduced to the writing of Kerouac and what inspired him to […] The post S02E02 – Gerald Nicosia appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

S02E02 – Gerald Nicosia

Anton Yakovlev in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Welcome to season 2 of the Sensitive Skin magazine podcast! We discuss Anton’s growing up in Moscow, during the final years of the Soviet Union, his emigration to the United States, and his new book of his translations, The Last Poet of the Village: Selected Poems of Sergei […] The post S02E01 – Anton Yakovlev appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

S02E01 – Anton Yakovlev

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