Allen Ginsberg in 1976, his lifelong companion Peter Orlovsky raised a handkerchief to Allen's nose a fraction of a second before he sneezed. We were in a basement club in Greenwich Village commemorating the death of Neal Cassady, one of Allen's great loves, and the muse of Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road. The poet had a bad cold, and it was his second reading of the night.
Anticipating Allen's need for a handkerchief was just one way Peter manifested what photographer Elsa Dorfman called his "unearthly sensitivity and caring" in an email to a friend after Peter died last Sunday. Kids, animals, and growing things adored Peter.
from Shambhala SunSpace: Impossible Happiness: An Elegy for Peter Orlovsky (Featuring never-before-seen photos)
also The New York Times: Peter Orlovsky, Poet and Ginsberg Muse, Dies at 76
also The Advocate: Remembering Peter Orlovsky
also South Florida Gay News: Peter Orlovsky, Poet and Partner of Allen Ginsberg
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