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The View from Lawrence Ferlinghetti's Bathroom Window is a collection of Beat Poems, Stories, Interviews, and Photos from the Underground. This collection represents the poetic works of Ron Whitehead, and his experiences and new interviews with such literary icons and giants as William S. Burroughs, Hunter S. Thompson, Jim Carroll, David Amran, the Dalai Lama, and more! \ by Ron Whitehead

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Ron Whitehead is a real visionary. Ron Whitehead, out there in Kentucky, is sowing the dragon's teeth of a new heroics. Ron Whitehead is Bodhisattva in Kentucky. Lawrence Ferlinghetti Ron Whitehead is a prophet. He is one of the world's greatest poet prophets. What an inspiring honor to hear him read here at Granada Nicaragua's International Poetry Festival! Yevgeny Yevtushenko Ron Whitehead is already acknowledged by many of his Elders to be a Major Literary Figure and the epitome of the work ethic! Ron and I have collaborated, recorded and performed at major festivals and universities all over the USA and Europe. Ron Whitehead is an extraordinary motivator who inspires young people to pursue the highest standards, to work tirelessly and to celebrate the intellect by constant study of Classic Literature while remaining Creative. Ron Whitehead is one of the great lyric poets of our time. His precious Kentucky roots fill our hearts. The first time I heard Ron Whitehead read I felt what I imagine those who heard Abraham Lincoln deliver The Gettysburg Address felt. I continue to learn from him. David Amram Ron Whitehead is one of the most exciting poets in America. Poet and literary activist, he is one of the great poets of his generation. Douglas Brinkley I had heard people talk about Ron Whitehead for years so when I heard him read at The Ocean on the last night of the London International Poetry and Song Festival I understood why. His poems, and his reading of them, are pure genius. Carolyn Cassady Ron Whitehead is energetic Bodhisattvic poetic spirit! Happy to see and read so much poetic energy! Allen Ginsberg Ron Whitehead reminds me of Corso...early Yeats in the Celtic Twilight...Ferlinghetti...Ginsberg...spontaneous transcription emerging in a tumultuous rush...infused with Whitehead's belief in the magical transformations implicit in poetry, with the music of the poem serving as chant, incantation, ultimately pagan prayer. John Tytell I have long admired Ron Whitehead. He is crazy as nine loons, and his poetry is a dazzling mix of folk wisdom and pure mathematics. Hunter S. Thompson Of all America's living poets - and I mean all of them, even the academic lauded ones - Ron Whitehead has the STRONGEST most PERSISTENT most POWERFUL VOICE of them all. You can hear his voice in every line, every word. It is the voice of Blake and the voice of Yeats; it is the voice of Kerouac and the voice of Ginsberg. It is the rolling thunder of Bob Dylan. It is the voice of the poet. Dr. John Rocco

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Ron Whitehead is poet, writer, editor, publisher, organizer, scholar, professor. He grew up on a farm in Kentucky. He attended The University of Louisville and Oxford University. As a poet and writer he is the recipient of numerous state, national, and international awards/prizes including The All Kentucky Poetry Prize, The Joshua B. Everett Oxford Scholar Award, English Speaking Union Oxford Scholarship (to study at the University of Oxford's International Graduate School with Dr. Valentine Cunningham, Head of English Literature at Oxford), The Yeats Club of Oxford's Prize for Poetry. In 2006, Dr. John Rocco (NYC) nominated Ron for the Nobel Prize in Literature. In 2004, Ron was inducted into Ohio County High School's Hall of Fame, representing his 1968 graduating class. Ron's poetry has been published around the world in a diverse range of print and online publications from TRIQUARTERLY (Northwestern University/Illinois) to ARTFORUM (Czech Republic) to BLUE BEAT JACKET (Japan) to BEAT SCENE (England) to SOUTHERN REVIEW (Louisiana) to TRIBE magazine (NYC). Ron's work is held by museum, library, and private collections around the world. The University of Louisville Rare Books & Archives, directed by Delinda Buie, is the permanent repository for Ron's work (past, present, future), and several exhibits from these archives have been held, most recently at the main branch of the Louisville Free Public Library (November 2018-January 2019). Ron's poems have been translated into Spanish, Icelandic, Estonian, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese, French, Finnish, Tibetan, Greek, Italian, Czech, and other languages. Ron has served as guest editor for magazines and anthologies, acted as poetry and arts judge in many contests, and has been the keynote speaker at art and musical festivals around the world. In 2019, he was appointed State of Kentucky Beat Poet Laureate by the National Beat Poetry Foundation (serving from 2019-2021), and he was named as the first US citizen and fourth world-wide writer-in-residence, UNESCO Tartu City of Literature international residency program, Estonia.

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