Sensitive Skin Magazine

Author Vincent Zangrillo in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Vincent Zangrillo back in his salad days Vincent (Vinnie) Zangrillo is the author of Dime Bag, a collection of short stories recounting his misadventures in downtown NYC in the 1970s. We spoke about his time at Naropa, when he hung out with Burroughs, Ginsberg and especially Corso, […] The post S02E07 – Vincent Zangrillo appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Writer, poet and musician Keshav Das in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Keshav Das Keshav Das, was, once upon a time, an editor at Sensitive Skin magazine, when he went by the nom de plume Christian X. Hunter. He also painstakingly compiled and edited the book BAREFOOT IN THE HEART, a collection of oral history of […] The post S02E14 – Keshav Das appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Poet and teacher Sharon Mesmer in conversation with Bernard Meisler. photograph of Sharon Mesmer by Ester Levine I always enjoy speaking with the great Sharon Mesmer, one of my favorite poets and/or people! We talked about the state of poetry, podcasts (Ram Dass vs. Joe Rogan), cancel culture, millennials vs. gen z, the holidays, and […] The post S02E13 – Sharon Mesmer appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Painter and critic Tom McGlynn in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Tom McGlynn Mob T-Shirt copyright 1994 Tom McGlynn Small Standard 1, 36″ x 36″ copyright 2018 I had a good time talking to my old pal, painter and art critic Tom McGlynn. I always thought Tom was one of the smartest people I’d ever met, […] The post S02E12 – Tom McGlynn appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Novelist, poet and publisher J. Macon King in conversation with Bernard Meisler. I met J. Macon King last spring, when he sent in a short story I liked – he thought I lived in NYC, but to his surprise, we both lived in Marin. John tells us how he grew up in the Midwest, his […] The post S02E11 – J. Macon King appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Novelist and essayist bart plantenga in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Amsterdam-based bart plantenga is a novelist and essayist (PARIS SCRATCH, NY SIN PHONEY) and one of the co-founders of the Unbearables literary group. We met over 30 years ago in Paris, when we published a 1-shot lit mag, The Bik Dik Review, which was the […] The post S02E10 – bart plantenga appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Author Emily Carter in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Emily Carter is the author of the classic GLORY GOES AND GETS SOME, as well as many, many short stories, published everywhere from Sensitive Skin to The New Yorker. I’d lost touch with Emily over the years, but she was a key member of my NYC/LES crew […] The post S02E09 – Emily Carter appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Novelist, playwright and poet Arthur Nersesian in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Arthur Nersesian, photograph by David Shankbone Arthur Nersesian is the author of nine books, including the classic novels The Fuck-Up and the crime fiction novel Gladyss of the Hunt. Born and raised in NYC, where he still lives, we got off to a cheery […] The post S02E08 – Arthur Nersesian appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

NYC poet and impresario Puma Perla in conversation with Bernard Meisler. photograph of Puma Perl by Len DeLessio I’ve never met Puma Perl in real life. That is, I don’t recall having done so. But it seems as if we must have, as we know so many of the same people, and hung out at […] The post S02E06 – Puma Perl appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Paris-based painter David West in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Some new paintings by David West I met David West at the Pink Pony in NYC, back in 1994 or thereabouts. David was the “bartender” and I used to go there all the time with Mark Ashwill. We had lots of laughs. After about three months, […] The post S02E05 – David West appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

NYC poet Eve Packer in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Eve Packer Great NYC poet Eve Packer and I spoke about the loss of our dear friend Steve Cannon, Jeffrey Epstein (Note: this was recorded in mid-July), her own personal #metoo moment with a famous writers, some adventures she had with Allen Ginsberg in London back […] The post S02E04 – Eve Packer appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Sensitive Skin live at LitCrawl, recorded at the Valencia Room, San Francisco. Instead of the usual conversation, why not give a listen to last week’s Sensitive Skin reading at LitCrawl, live from San Francisco? Readers include Jenny Wade (reading from Mayakovsky Maximum Access), Marc Olmsted, Suzi Kaplan Olmsted, Joel Landmine and me, your host, Bernard […] The post S02E03 – Sensitive Skin Live At San Francisco LitCrawl appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Gerald Nicosia in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Gerald Nicosia An absolute must-listen for all fans of Jack Kerouac and the Beats. Gerry and I spoke about his role as an advisor to the film version of “On The Road,” and how he was first introduced to the writing of Kerouac and what inspired him to […] The post S02E02 – Gerald Nicosia appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Anton Yakovlev in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Welcome to season 2 of the Sensitive Skin magazine podcast! We discuss Anton’s growing up in Moscow, during the final years of the Soviet Union, his emigration to the United States, and his new book of his translations, The Last Poet of the Village: Selected Poems of Sergei […] The post S02E01 – Anton Yakovlev appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

A season-opening mini-episode of the Sensitive Skin podcast featuring your host, Bernard Meisler. I discuss some of last season’s 20 podcasts, what I learned, and the new upcoming season of another 20. Our first guest will be up next week—Anton Yakovlev. We’ll talk about his new book published by Sensitive Skin, The Last Poet Of […] The post Season 2 Episode 0 appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Marc Olmsted in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Marc Olmsted with an original Brion Gysin dream machine Marc Olmsted is a poet whose work has appeared in a million different places, he’s a teacher, of both writing and Buddhist meditation, and he wrote a great memoir about his close friend, Allen Ginsberg, called Don’t Hesitate: Knowing […] The post Episode 20 – Marc Olmsted appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Mark Howell in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Mark Howell Musical archaeologist (and great guitar player) Mark Howell has played with everybody in the – what would you call it? – avant-progressive-jazz-rock scene – Bill Laswell, George Cartwright, Tom Cora, Anton Fier, John Zorn and Elliott Sharp, to name but a few. He was an original […] The post Episode 19 – Mark Howell appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Rob Roberge in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Rob Roberge Rob Roberge, novelist (The Cost of Living, More Than They Could Chew, etc.), memoirist (Liar) and guitarist (The Urinals) and I spoke about everything from coal-oven-baked pizza to the corruption of the East Coast towns we grew up in, to the New York Knicks to religion […] The post Episode 18 – Rob Roberge appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Andrew (Drew) Hubner in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Andrew (Drew) Hubner, is the author of East of Bowery, We Pierce and American By Blood, and an educator at Hostos Community College in the Bronx. We spoke about his new novel, his family’s history of violence and the military, how he got into the NY poetry […] The post Episode 17 – Andrew Hubner appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Agneta Falk in conversation with Bernard Meisler Agneta Falk at Live Worms Gallery in North Beach, San Francisco. I met poet and painter Agneta (Aggie) Falk at the Live Worms Gallery in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood. Aggie and a few friends recently took over the gallery, which was about to close, and are keeping […] The post Episode 16 – Agneta Falk appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Steve Cannon in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Professor Steve Cannon is the founder and publisher of Gathering of the Tribes magazine, and author of the filthiest book of all time, Groove, Bang and Jive Around – which I didn’t realize till this talk was published by the legendary Maurice Girodias of Olympia Press. We spoke […] The post Episode 15 – Steve Cannon appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Ron Kolm in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Ron Kolm is a poet (The Plastic Factory, Welcome to the Barbecue, and most recently,”A Change In the Weather,” from Sensitive Skin Press), an editor of many books, including those published by the Unbearables writing group, of which he is a founding member, a short-story writer (Duke and […] The post Episode 14 – Ron Kolm appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Jack Hirschman in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Jack Hirschman Jack Hirschman, Poet Laureate emeritus of San Francisco, author of over 100 books in nine languages, essayist and painter, is a living legend. We met up (of course) at the Cafe Trieste, and then walked over to Jack’s SRO at the Columbus Hotel. He was reading […] The post Episode 13 – Jack Hirschman appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Norman Douglas in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Norman Douglas, Bernard Meisler and Tina Carstensen, relaxing in her Avenue D apartment, 1986 Norman Douglas is a writer (though he says he’s not) and a poet (though he says he’s not) – but he is! He’s also the original co-founder of Sensitive Skin, back when it was […] The post Episode 12 – Norman Douglas appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

In conversation with steve dalachinsky. steve dalachinsky is a downtown New York poet who’s also very active in the jazz scene – he’s worked with Matt Shipp, William Parker, and wrote one of his many books of poetry while listening live to Charles Gayle. We spoke about his growing up (poor) in Brooklyn, getting into […] The post Episode 11 – steve dalachinsky appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Poet, writer and performer Max Blagg in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Max Blagg is an English poet, writer and performer, who has lived in the United States since 1971. We start out talking about the retail apocalypse in NYC, then Max tells how he came to the states and ended up on the Lower East […] The post Episode 10 – Max Blagg appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Tony DuShane in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Tony DuShane is the godfather of the indie lit podcast. His show was on terrestrial radio for many years, and featured guests from Wim Wenders to Irvine Welsh to Nick Cave, and is now back as a podcast – check out Drinks with Tony every Wednesday. Tony is […] The post Episode 9 – Tony DuShane appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Stewart Home in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Stewart Home is one of my favorite writers, because he manages to pull off something that seems easy but is extraordinarily difficult – he writes intellectual pulp fiction. Some of his better known (and titled) works include 69 Things to Do with a Dead Princess, Pure Mania, Blow […] The post Episode 8 – Stewart Home appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

James Reich in conversation with Bernard Meisler. James Reich is the author of the novels Soft Invasions, Mistah Kurtz! A Prelude to Heart of Darkness, Bombshell, I, Judas and, most recently, the astonishing The Song My Enemies Sing, which reminded me what J.G. Ballard would write on a Substance D bender. He is the founder […] The post Episode 7 – James Reich appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Rebecca Weiner Tompkins in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Rebecca Weiner Tompkins is a fine poet. Her most excellent collection of poems, King of the Fireflies, was recently published by Sensitive Skin Books. Additionally, she is an acoustic and electric violinist who has recorded and performed in NYC, Nashville, and Europe with, among others, Patti Smith, […] The post Episode 6 – Rebecca Weiner Tompkins appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Chavisa Woods in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Chavisa Woods is a New York-based literary fiction author, and poet. She is the author of three books. The first, Love Does Not Make Me Gentle or Kind, (2009) is both a short fiction collection and a novel. Woods’ second work of fiction, The Albino Album, a novel, […] The post Episode 5 – Chavisa Woods appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Darius James in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Darius James (aka Dr. Snakeskin) is the author of That’s Blaxploitation, a history of Black exploitation cinema, and the renowned cult classic Negrophobia, a raunchy and hilarious afrosurrealist satire, (“By far the best novel to emerge from New York’s Lower East Side literary scene.”—Kirkus) which will be re-released […] The post Episode 4 – Darius James appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

In conversation with Bernard Meisler. Patrick O’Neil began his career as a visual artist, before getting involved with the San Francisco punk rock scene of the ’70s and ’80s. He worked as a roadie and road manager for the Dead Kennedys, Flipper and the Ramones, among others. When the music career ended unceremoniously, due to […] The post Episode 3 – Patrick O’Neil appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

Hosted by Bernard Meisler. John S. Hall is a poet, musician and lawyer. He’s a fixture on the downtown NYC poetry scene, and achieved fame in the early ’90s with the band he co-founded, King Missile (Jesus Was Way Cool, Detachable Penis, etc.). John and I start off on a political digression, then we speak […] The post Episode 2 – John S. Hall appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

In conversation with Bernard Meisler Greetings humans and welcome to the very first Sensitive Skin Magazine Podcast! Our format is simple – your host, Bernard Meisler, will have a 45-minute-or-so conversation with a guest, generally (but not necessarily) somebody who’s previously been published in Sensitive Skin, and afterwards, the guest will read a selection from […] The post Episode 1 – Peter Blauner appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.