Walt Curtis
Encyclopedia
Walt Curtis is a poet
, novelist and painter
from Portland, Oregon
. He is mainly known for his autobiographical work, Mala Noche
(1977), which became the basis for Gus Van Sant
's 1985 film of the same name.
Curtis has shared the bill with many Beat Generation
writers, such as Allen Ginsberg
, William S. Burroughs
, and Ken Kesey
.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, novelist and painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
from Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. He is mainly known for his autobiographical work, Mala Noche
Mala Noche
Mala Noche is a 1985 American drama film written and directed by Gus Van Sant, based on an autobiographical novel by the Oregon poet Walt Curtis. The movie was shot in 16 mm, mostly black-and-white. Mala Noche is the first feature film by Gus Van Sant...
(1977), which became the basis for Gus Van Sant
Gus Van Sant
Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author. He is a two time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, both of which were also nominated for Best Picture, and won the...
's 1985 film of the same name.
Curtis has shared the bill with many Beat Generation
Beat generation
The Beat Generation refers to a group of American post-WWII writers who came to prominence in the 1950s, as well as the cultural phenomena that they both documented and inspired...
writers, such as Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
Irwin Allen Ginsberg was an American poet and one of the leading figures of the Beat Generation in the 1950s. He vigorously opposed militarism, materialism and sexual repression...
, William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs
William Seward Burroughs II was an American novelist, poet, essayist and spoken word performer. A primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author, he is considered to be "one of the most politically trenchant, culturally influential, and innovative artists of the 20th...
, and Ken Kesey
Ken Kesey
Kenneth Elton "Ken" Kesey was an American author, best known for his novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest , and as a counter-cultural figure who considered himself a link between the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s. "I was too young to be a beatnik, and too old to be a...
.
Books
- Angel Pussy (1970)
- The Erotic Flying Machine (1970)
- The Sunflower and Other Earth Poems (1975)
- The Mad Bombers Notebook (1975)
- The Mad Poems, The Unreasonable Ones (1975)
- The Roses of Portland (1974, poetry)
- Mala Noche (1977)
- Peckerneck Country (1978)
- Journey Across America (1979)
- Rhymes for Alice Bluelight (1984)
- Salmon Song, And Other Wet Poems (1995)
- Male Noche: And Other "Illegal" Adventures (1997)
Films
- Penny Allen : "PropertyPropertyProperty is any physical or intangible entity that is owned by a person or jointly by a group of people or a legal entity like a corporation...
(1978) - Gus van SantGus Van SantGus Green Van Sant, Jr. is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author. He is a two time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, both of which were also nominated for Best Picture, and won the...
: Mala NocheMala NocheMala Noche is a 1985 American drama film written and directed by Gus Van Sant, based on an autobiographical novel by the Oregon poet Walt Curtis. The movie was shot in 16 mm, mostly black-and-white. Mala Noche is the first feature film by Gus Van Sant...
(1985) as George - Bill PlymptonBill PlymptonWilliam "Bill" Calvin Plympton is an American animator, former cartoonist, director, screenwriter and producer best known for his 1987 Academy Award-nominated animated short Your Face. and his series of shorts Guard Dog, Guide Dog, Hot Dog and Horn Dog.- Biography :Bill Plympton was born in...
and Walt Curtis: Walt Curtis, The Peckerneck Poet (1997) - Sabrina Guitart : "Salmon Poet (2009)
External links
- Oregon's Salmon Poet PowellsBooks.Blog by Matt Love, September 2, 2009 http://www.powells.com/blog/?p=7644