Sinclair Beiles in London, August 1975

Photos of Sinclair Beiles by Susan Janssen

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Poet Nanos Valaoritis, 98, dies

The prolific and esteemed Greek poet, novelist, playwright and translator Nanos Valaoritis has died, according to an announcement on his Facebook page. He was 98 years old, and “lived a life full of riches,” fellow poet Dinos Siotis said in a Facebook post.

Valaoritis was close friends with Sinclair Beiles for many years and edited his selected poems, A South African Abroad, published by Lapis Press in 1991.

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Houses of Joy by Anonymous

Houses of Joy by Anonymous, Masquerade Books, 1991.

Originally published by Olympia Press in 1959 under the pseudonym Wu Wu Ming (or Meng).

Source: Beat Books