[PAR] [TLE] Giorno Poetry Systems [SEP] Founded in 1965, Giorno Poetry Systems was an American artist collective, record label, and non-profit organisation founded by poet and performance artist John Giorno with the direct aim to connect poetry and related art forms to a larger audience using innovative ideas, such as communication technology, audiovisual materials and techniques. [PAR] [TLE] John Giorno [SEP] John Giorno (born December 4, 1936) is an American poet and performance artist.  He founded the not-for-profit production company Giorno Poetry Systems and organized a number of early multimedia poetry experiments and events, including "Dial-A-Poem".  He became prominent as the subject of Andy Warhol's film "Sleep" (1963).  He is also an AIDS activist and fundraiser, and a long-time practitioner of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
[PAR] [TLE] Giorno Poetry Systems [ SEP ] Founded in 1965 , Giorno Poetry Systems was an American artist collective , record label , and non - profit organisation founded by poet and performance artist John Giorno with the direct aim to connect poetry and related art forms to a larger audience using innovative ideas , such as communication technology , audiovisual materials and techniques . [PAR] [TLE] John Giorno [ SEP ] John Giorno ( born December 4 , 1936 ) is an American poet and performance artist . He founded the not - for - profit production company Giorno Poetry Systems and organized a number of early multimedia poetry experiments and events , including " Dial - A - Poem " . He became prominent as the subject of Andy Warhol 's film " Sleep " ( 1963 ) . He is also an AIDS activist and fundraiser , and a long - time practitioner of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism .
Who was both a long time AIDS activist and prominent of innovative ways to connect poetry and related art forms to a larger audience?
Who was both a long time AIDS activist and prominent of innovative ways to connect poetry and related art forms to a larger audience ?
John Giorno
John Giorno