Valery OisteanuValery Oisteanu is a New Yorker-by way of the Soviet Union and Romania-since 1973, Valery Oisteanu has spent the last half century actively working to help the worlds of art, poetry and performance assimilate to his wildly creative point of view. Alog the way he has written more than a dozen books of poetry, created untold numbers of surreal collages and performed his "jazzoetry" in myriad clubs and halls around the world. Oisteanu is a living encyclopedia of the avant-garde, one of his missions being to enlighten others to the wholly original movements and creators of art that lit up the world in the early 20th century and beyond. He has counted as personal friends such visionaries as Julian Beck, Ira Cohen, Charles Henri Ford, Ray Johnson, Ted Joans, Judith Malina, Gellu Naum, May Wilson and many others. Among the prizes he has earned is the Kathy Acker Award for his contribution to the avant garde via poetry performance. He lives in New York City with his wife of 50 years, Ruth. For more info go to website: zen-dada.com Read More Read Less