Joe Pachinko

Joe Pachinko was a latter-day Beat Generation poet born in 1960 at Oakland, California, died October 2017.

Publications
In 2003, through his Superstition Street Press, he republished Beat icon Lenore Kandel’s groundbreaking work The Love Book, which was banned and suppressed upon its original release in 1966.

Writings
Joe Pachinko was the author of the novel SWAMP!, and two poetry collections: The Urinals of Hell, and Stumpfucker Cavalcade. His second novel, Geek City Apocalypso was published in 2012 by Last Gasp.

Memorial Performance
A celebration of his life and work will be held Friday November 10th, 7pm at Hosted by William Taylor, Jr. at The Beat Museum in San Francisco, California. Pachinko’s work, and tributes to the late poet will be read by Brenda Knight, Nicole Henares, Christopher Robin], [[Brian Morrisey