Arlo Hennings
Bio
Author 2 non-fiction books, music publisher, expat, father, cultural ambassador, PhD, MFA (Creative Writing), B.A.
Stories (117/0)
Pen Pals with the God Father of Beat Poetry
What is Lawrence Ferlinghetti best known for? The author of poetry, translations, fiction, theatre, art criticism, painter, and film narration, Ferlinghetti was best known for his second collection of poems, A Coney Island of the Mind (1958), which has been translated into nine languages and sold over a million copies.
By Arlo Hennings2 years ago in Poets
- Top Story - July 2022
True Story Behind the Song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”Top Story - July 2022
Historic stories wrap around my experience with the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” In 1994, I was the manager of the first American musician to be invited to tour the new post-apartheid South Africa.
By Arlo Hennings2 years ago in Beat
- Top Story - July 2022
Interview With the Oldest Man in the WorldTop Story - July 2022
One of mankind's greatest questions has followed us like a shadow since the dawn of time. Many myths about immortality exist. The following are a few: The Tree of Life, The Holy Grail, and The Fountain of Youth.
By Arlo Hennings2 years ago in Interview
On the Edge of a Feather
I rented a canoe on Rainy Lake and began to paddle out and back into time; a time when few white people came to the region. The sound of the paddle and the bow parting the water left no trace of the life I left behind. Only the reflection of trees along the shoreline broke my meditation.
By Arlo Hennings2 years ago in Fiction