John Giorno’s book You Got to Burn to Shine, his poems, and his deeply personal memoirs include stories of his
relationship with Andy Warhol (he was the star of Warhol’s first film, Sleep, in 1963), being a
Tibetan Buddhist, and his understanding of death in the age of AIDS.
Giorno Poetry Systems, begun
in 1965, innovated the use of technology in poetry, working with electronic and multimedia, creating
new venues, and connecting poetry with new audiences.
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