Three Journals

Three Journals chronicles reflections from one mind in three disparate locations at three different times: Europe and Morocco, 1974-75; the East Village of Manhattan, 1977-1978; and Mexico, 1985.

Three Journals chronicles reflections from one mind in three disparate locations at three different times: Europe and Morocco, 1974-75; the East Village of Manhattan, 1977-1978; and Mexico, 1985. “I wasn’t sure whether to publish these journals,” says Greg Masters. “But, I read some excerpts at a gathering recently and friends there said yes.”

When he arrived in Manhattan’s East Village in the mid-1970s, Greg Masters pounded rock and roll drums in basement dives, “alternative” spaces, CBGB and Irving Plaza and began attending readings and workshops at the Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church and the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. Along with Michael Scholnick and Gary Lenhart, he edited the poetry magazine Mag City from 1977-1985. In 1977-78, along with a crew of poet comrades, he produced a cable TV show, Public Access Poetry (now available online thanks to the Poetry Project). From 1980-83, he edited the Poetry Project Newsletter. This is his sixth book from Crony Books. A book of stories is scheduled for late 2017.