John Giorno's memoir sketches a loose picture of New York's painting and poetry scenes of the 1960s but lavishes detail on the author's liaisons with Warhol, Rauschenberg, and others.
He invented a service that delivered poetry by phone, starred in an Andy Warhol classic, and was an integral member of an avant-garde scene that is now almost passed.
As its title suggests, "Ugo Rondinone: I ♥ John Giorno" is both a valentine from a sweetheart and an open invitation to explore the legacy of an iconic New York poet.