JOHN FARRIS was the author of the novel The Ass’ Tale and poetry collection It’s Not About Time. A fundamental part of the Downtown literary and jazz scenes, a poet, playwright and novelist, bodyguard to Malcolm X, an associate of so many figures and organizations, whether living under the Living Theatre or on Ornette Coleman’s couch, and a genius of the writing life.
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