Gerd Stern, Beat Era Poet and Multimedia Artist, Dies at 96
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Gerd Stern, Beat Era Poet and Multimedia Artist, Dies at 96

An Aquarian Age savant, he was a founder of the artists’ collective USCO, which helped define the 1960s with psychedelic, sensory-overloading installations and performances.
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Read Your Way Around Chicago

Chicago is a city of bookish abundance, home to countless literary giants past and present. The author Rebecca Makkai recommends works that capture its spirit.