Ruth Weiss

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ruth weiss

* 1928 + 30.07.2020

„plötzlich auf der lichtung.

ein halbkreis von tänzern.

/ federn in bewegung. füße trommeln auf die erde. der

/ rhythmus zweier worte: WILLKOMMEN DAHEIM.“

So beschreibt ruth weiss in ihrem Langgedicht „full circle“ ihre Ankunft 1982 in Albion, einem kleinen Nest am Pazifik, 250 Kilometer nördlich von San Francisco am Highway No. 1, wo sie heute noch wohnt.

https://www.flugschrift.at/blog/ruth-weiss-thomas-antonic-zu-besuch-bei-goddess-of-the-beat-generation/

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Ruth Weiss "Can't stop the Beat" poetry/jazz clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKVNBTRV1g8

Gedichtband: Steps

Tatsächlich erhält ruth weiss, als sie für ihren ersten Gedichtband „Steps“ nach Publikationsmöglichkeiten sucht, von City Lights-Inhaber Ferlinghetti ... eine Absage mit den Worten: „Wir veröffentlichen keine Literatur von Frauen. Punkt.“ Der Dichterin bleibt nichts anderes übrig, als ihre ersten vier Bücher, die zwischen 1958 und 1960 erscheinen, mithilfe ihres ersten Ehemannes, dem bildenden Künstler Mel Weitsman, der später Zen-Priester wird und heute noch immer als Abt das Berkeley Zen Center leitet, in Kleinstverlagen und geringer Auflage zu publizieren.

https://www.flugschrift.at/blog/ruth-weiss-thomas-antonic-zu-besuch-bei-goddess-of-the-beat-generation/

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www.sanfranciscoreader.com/interviews/weiss

https://web.archive.org/web/20070911004629/http://www.sanfranciscoreader.com/interviews/weiss%20interview.html

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She asserted that, during the 1960s, she began spelling her name solely in lower case as a symbolic protest against "law and order", since in her birthplace of Germany all nouns are spelled capitalized.[11] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Weiss_(beat_poet)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Weiss

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Weiss_(beat_poet)

www.ruthweissfoundation.org

https://www.ruthweissfoundation.org/about

Watch the film: www.ruthweissfilm.com

In a life that has spanned 92 creative years, ruth weiss is one of the most influential writers of the Beat Generation. Born to a Jewish family during the rise of Nazism, as a 10-year-old refugee, she escaped to the United States. ruth became a Jazz troubadour exemplifying the zeitgeist of Chicago, New Orleans, and San Francisco. In the 1950s, she opened up and organized the first poetry readings in North Beach cafes and bars, giving a platform to many poets.

The film further highlights ruth weiss' electrifying and intimate poetry with breathtaking images of exquisite modern dance, art, animation, and music to embody her oeuvre. This film documents not only weiss' gift to humanity but archives significant historical moments in our world's social and literary movements. As a contemporary of Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Jack Kerouac, she innovated poetry to jazz. Legend Herb Caen dubbed ruth weiss as "The Goddess of the Beat Generation" because of her contribution to the culture of North Beach and the Bay Area poetry scene.

The film won an Emmy Award for Best Historical and Cultural Documentary Feature at the Northern California / San Francisco Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The film premiered at the Asolo Art Film Festival in Italy, won Best Documentary at the Peekskill Film Festival, won Visionary Women In Film Award at the Santa Cruz Film Festival, and is nominated for Best Documentary at 10 other film festivals nationwide. ruth weiss was awarded the 2020 Maverick Spirit Award from the Cinequest Film Festival. This prestigious award is given to influential individuals who embody the independent and innovative mindset and has previously been awarded to Werner Herzog, Harrison Ford, Jackie Chan, and many more.

Find out more on the official website www.ruthweissfilm.com

Filmmakers: Directed by Melody C. Miller Produced by Elisabeth Montgomery Editing by Eric F. Martin and Melody C. Miller Music By Stephen Spies Cinematography by Melody C. Miller Animation by Ketzi Rivera and Bijiao Liu

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJj8017lpKE