U. S. Rivers: Highway 1

<p>This is "American Cycle," a podcast featuring Larry Beckett’s live performances of his poetry. Beckett’s poems have been collected in the book <em>American Cycle</em>, which Jonah Raskin described as “rewrit[ing] our national epic for the twenty-first century.” Inspired by our folklore and past, <strong><em><a href="https://runningwildpress.com/RunningWildCatalog/product/american-cycle-by-larry-beckett-hardback/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">American Cycle</a></em><a href="https://runningwildpress.com/RunningWildCatalog/product/american-cycle-by-larry-beckett-hardback/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> is available now</a></strong> from Running Wild Press. This episode of American Cycle features Beckett performing “U. S. Rivers: Highway 1” in a recording studio in 2011. The episode is introduced by Dr. Simon Warner, author of <em>Text and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll: The Beats and Rock Culture.</em></p>