A Celebration of Kenneth Rexroth (1/5)

This event was organized by City Lights Books in order to celebrate the life and work of Kenneth Rexroth and in particular the appearance of Rexroth's "Complete Poems," which had just been published by Copper Canyon Press. It took place February 8, 2003, at the San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium, with an overflow crowd of more than 500 people. This video was made by my late dear friend Andy Fahrenwald.
The video opens with some views of an exhibit of Rexroth books and paintings in the hallways, then moves into the auditorium, where Paul Yamazaki (City Lights) introduces the event and the seven speakers: Sam Hamill, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Michael McClure, Jane Hirshfield, Ken Knabb, Terry Tempest Williams, and Robert Hass.
The video (total time 93 minutes) is posted here in five parts:
Part 1. Preliminaries; Sam Hamill; Lawrence Ferlinghetti (including recording of Rexroth with jazz)
Part 2. Lawrence Ferlinghetti (cont.) and Michael McClure
Part 3. Michael McClure (cont.) and Jane Hirshfield and Ken Knabb
Part 4. Ken Knabb (cont.) and Terry Tempest Williams
Part 5. Robert Hass