A Celebration of Lew Welch

Thurs, Jul 31 • 6:00 PM

City Lights Bookstore

About this event

A Celebration of Lew Welch is scheduled for Thursday, July 31, 2025, at 6:00 PM PST in Kerouac Alley, between City Lights and Vesuvio Cafe. This free public event will feature discussion and readings about the life and work of Lew Welch, a poet associated with the Beat Generation. Journalist Brad Rassler will lead the discussion, with readings by Garrett Caples and others who are still to be announced. The event is designed to explore Welch’s contributions to poetry and feature reflections on his life and untimely disappearance.

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