<b>A monumental event in American poetry, <i>Get the Money! </i>brings together the essential prose writings of iconic New York School poet Ted Berrigan.</b><p></p><p>“Ted Berrigan was a leader of the New York School; his crazy energy embodied that movement and the city itself.”—<b>John Ashbery,</b> author of <i>Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror</i></p><p>“Get the Money!” was Ted Berrigan’s mantra for the paid writing gigs he took on in support of his career as a poet. This long-awaited collection of his essential prose draws upon the many essays, reviews, introductions, and other texts he produced for hire, as well as material from his journals, travelogues, and assorted, unclassifiable creative texts. <i>Get the Money!</i> documents Berrigan’s innovative poetics and techniques, as well as the creative milieu of poets—centered around New York’s Poetry Project—for whom he served as both nurturer and catalyst. Highlights in