This is the very first public reading by Kurt Vonnegut of the classic Breakfast of Champions, three years before it was published. Vonnegut appeared at 92Y a total of seven times and he had much admiration for the audience at the corner of 92nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Add 92Y to your list of sites if you’re interested in literature/ poetry/ biography etc.
Tag: Kurt Vonnegut
Rejection letters sent to three famous artists [Article]
From Open Culture: Sylvia Plath, Kurt Vonnegut & Andy Warhol all received multiple rejection letters throughout their careers, and here are those that each one received.
Letters of note: Make your soul grow – Kurt Vonnegut
Back in 2006, a group of students at Xavier High School in New York City (one of whom, “JT,” submitted this letter) were given an assignment by their English teacher, Ms. Lockwood, that was to test their persuasive writing skills: they were asked to write to their favourite author and ask him or her to visit the school. Five of those pupils chose Kurt Vonnegut. His reply was the only response the class received
Kurt Vonnegut to JFK [Letters of note]
‘On Occasion, I Write Pretty Well’ – thus wrote Kurt Vonnegut to JFK, 38 at the time, struggling to find success as a writer.
Kurt Vonnegut on Violence [Letters of Note]
These are two letters from Kurt Vonnegut. The first is to his son’s conscripting officer, supporting his son’s denial to join the army in Vietnam. The second was written in the context of censorship,in Canada, of one of his books.