Between Ann and Larry: Letters - Ann Quin and Larry Goodell

"I live for the unexpected." Ann Quin "Between Ann & Larry is a timely and important publication. It shows convincingly that Ann Quin was not only interested in the work of William Burroughs, but also in that of other Beat and Beat-related writers. It also draws the attention to a literary and artistic community in New Mexico which at times was as lively as, for instance, Bolinas in the late 1960s and early 1970s. While what was going on in Bolinas is well-documented, not much has been written about the many poets and artists who passed through Placitas or who still live there, like Larry Goodell." Jaap van der Bent, in "Ann Quin and the Beats," Beat Scene, Autumn, 2023, London. We were honest close friends and we opened our hearts and our minds to each other with a certain joie de vivre. We danced together any bar or party we could find and we wrote to each other when Ann traveled. She loved New Mexico and I'm glad I could be with her here. Our letters continued in spite of the increasing mental anguish that finally took its toll. Here are letters and some memorabilia, Between Ann & Larry, the British novelist and friend, and me, a poet rooted in Placitas, New Mexico. Ann died at 37, a tragic loss to energetically creative fiction and a great loss to her friends and admirers. Larry Goodell Ann Quin: "The most naturally and delicately gifted novelist of her generation." The Scotsman