A monumental event in American poetry Get the Moneyampampamp160brings together the essential prose writings of iconic New York School poet Ted Berrigan.ampampquotTed Berrigan was a leader of the New York School his crazy energy embodied that movement and the city itself.ampampquotJohn Ashbery author of SelfPortrait in a Convex Mirrorampampamp8220Get the Moneyampampamp8221 was Ted Berrigans mantra for the paid writing gigs he took on in support of his career as a poet. This longawaited 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. Get the Money documents Berriganampampamp8217s innovative poetics and techniques as well as the creative milieu of poetsampampamp8212centered around New Yorkampampamp8217s Poetry Projectampampamp8212for whom he served as both nurturer and catalyst.