Articles related to "Beat Generation"
Book Review – Tristessa by Jack Kerouac
After he was on the road, Kerouac's Sal Paradise took another journey down to Mexico and fell for this pretty-mess of a woman named Tristessa. Mistakes follow.
kerouac • tristessa • on the road • mexico • love
After he was on the road, Kerouac's Sal Paradise took another journey down to Mexico and fell for this pretty-mess of a woman named Tristessa. Mistakes follow.
kerouac • tristessa • on the road • mexico • love
Lew Welch: Biography
Brief biography of the poet and friend of Beat writers Jack Kerouac and Gary Snyder. Welch left a suicide note in 1971, then disappeared without a trace.
lew welch • beat generation • jack kerouac • gary snyder • philip whalen
Brief biography of the poet and friend of Beat writers Jack Kerouac and Gary Snyder. Welch left a suicide note in 1971, then disappeared without a trace.
lew welch • beat generation • jack kerouac • gary snyder • philip whalen
The Beat Generation in New York
New York City was the birthplace of the Beat Generation, one of the biggest cultural movements of the 20th century.
influential writers of the twentieth century • literary artists of the 40s and 50s • founders of the beat generation • san francisco renaissance • black mountain poets
New York City was the birthplace of the Beat Generation, one of the biggest cultural movements of the 20th century.
influential writers of the twentieth century • literary artists of the 40s and 50s • founders of the beat generation • san francisco renaissance • black mountain poets
The Beats, Bless 'em, Saluted in Book
Book describes lives of the Beat Generation, including Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.
ginsberg • burroughs • kerouac • beat generation
Book describes lives of the Beat Generation, including Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.
ginsberg • burroughs • kerouac • beat generation
The Making of A Counter-Culture, Part I: The Beat Generation
The Beats. Fathers (and mothers) of the flower children. If you compare the two groups, that would seem to be no surprise. But having done it nearly ten years before? How could something that happened in the early fifties affect the mid-sixties?
beats • 1950s • fifties • sixties • 60s 1960s
The Beats. Fathers (and mothers) of the flower children. If you compare the two groups, that would seem to be no surprise. But having done it nearly ten years before? How could something that happened in the early fifties affect the mid-sixties?
beats • 1950s • fifties • sixties • 60s 1960s
Allen Ginsberg Life and Poetry
Brief biography of Allen Ginsberg, a poet and leading figure of America's Beat era of new American poets. Famous for poems Howl and Kaddish.
allen ginsberg life and poetry • ginsberg howl • ginsberg and blake • ginsberg kaddish • ginsberg and kerouac
Brief biography of Allen Ginsberg, a poet and leading figure of America's Beat era of new American poets. Famous for poems Howl and Kaddish.
allen ginsberg life and poetry • ginsberg howl • ginsberg and blake • ginsberg kaddish • ginsberg and kerouac
Jack Kerouac's Good Blonde and Others
Published nearly 25 years after Jack Kerouac's death, Good Blonde and Others collects a variety of his essays, criticisms, and autobiographical articles from magazines.
beat generation author jack kerouac • the beat generation • jack kerouac • review good blonde and others • robert creeley
Published nearly 25 years after Jack Kerouac's death, Good Blonde and Others collects a variety of his essays, criticisms, and autobiographical articles from magazines.
beat generation author jack kerouac • the beat generation • jack kerouac • review good blonde and others • robert creeley
William S. Burroughs Bio and Works
Brief biography and works of William S. Burroughs, a beat generation writer, along with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg.
william s. burroughs • william s. burroughs biography • burroughs beat generation • burroughs naked lunch • william s. burroughs books
Brief biography and works of William S. Burroughs, a beat generation writer, along with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg.
william s. burroughs • william s. burroughs biography • burroughs beat generation • burroughs naked lunch • william s. burroughs books
Beatnik Novelist William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs penned "Nova Express," "The Wild Boys" and other novels. Along with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, he was one of the famed Beat Generation writers.
william s. burroughs beatnick novelist • biography • naked lunch • science fiction • beat generation
William S. Burroughs penned "Nova Express," "The Wild Boys" and other novels. Along with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, he was one of the famed Beat Generation writers.
william s. burroughs beatnick novelist • biography • naked lunch • science fiction • beat generation
Book Review – Revenge of the Lawn
These stories - written between 1962 and 1970 - range from surreal and dark to whimsical and weightless, usually all at once. Results vary, but brilliance is apparent.
hippie • hippy • beat • beat culture • beat generation
These stories - written between 1962 and 1970 - range from surreal and dark to whimsical and weightless, usually all at once. Results vary, but brilliance is apparent.
hippie • hippy • beat • beat culture • beat generation
Book Review – Young Adam by Alexander Trocchi
With intricate, experimental prose, Trocchi takes the reader on a psychological journey through one man's reaction to his responsibility in the death of his former lover.
book review of young adam • alexander trocchi • scottish literature • basic plot of yound adam • beat generation literature
With intricate, experimental prose, Trocchi takes the reader on a psychological journey through one man's reaction to his responsibility in the death of his former lover.
book review of young adam • alexander trocchi • scottish literature • basic plot of yound adam • beat generation literature
Book Review: Jack Kerouac's Windblown World
Jack Kerouac's early composition journals provide valuable insight into the author and the man, his travels, and the ideas that informed his published work.
jack kerouac • windblown world • journals • 1947-1954 • douglas brinkley
Jack Kerouac's early composition journals provide valuable insight into the author and the man, his travels, and the ideas that informed his published work.
jack kerouac • windblown world • journals • 1947-1954 • douglas brinkley
Joyce Johnson's Minor Characters
Author Joyce Johnson's memoir about life with Jack Kerouac and beyond.
joyce johnson • elise cowen • joan vollmer • beat poets • minor characters
Author Joyce Johnson's memoir about life with Jack Kerouac and beyond.
joyce johnson • elise cowen • joan vollmer • beat poets • minor characters
Kerouac Revisited
A look back at the significance and the theory of Jack Kerouac's Spontaneous Prose
buddhism • jack kerouac • literature • theory • literary theory
A look back at the significance and the theory of Jack Kerouac's Spontaneous Prose
buddhism • jack kerouac • literature • theory • literary theory
NYC Neighborhood Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village boasts NYU and Washington Square Park, the birth of the beat generation, and a platoon of famous artists. Mystique still abounds in The Village.
greenwich village • beat generation • high-rises • aretha franklin • the village gate
Greenwich Village boasts NYU and Washington Square Park, the birth of the beat generation, and a platoon of famous artists. Mystique still abounds in The Village.
greenwich village • beat generation • high-rises • aretha franklin • the village gate
Review: Jack Kerouac's American Journey
Paul Maher Jr.'s recent biographical study entitled Jack Kerouac's American Journey coincides with the 50th anniversary of the American classic On The Road.
jack kerouac's american journey • paul maher jr. • biography • beat movement • on the road
Paul Maher Jr.'s recent biographical study entitled Jack Kerouac's American Journey coincides with the 50th anniversary of the American classic On The Road.
jack kerouac's american journey • paul maher jr. • biography • beat movement • on the road
Review: Lonesome Traveler by Jack Kerouac
Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac's Lonesome Traveler is a collection of autobiographical essays detailing his travels and the various jobs he worked while writing.
jack kerouac • lonesome traveler • review • essays • collection
Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac's Lonesome Traveler is a collection of autobiographical essays detailing his travels and the various jobs he worked while writing.
jack kerouac • lonesome traveler • review • essays • collection
Jack Kerouac Life and Works
Brief biography and works of American writer Jack Kerouac, a leading member of the 1950s Beat Generation, along with Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs.
jack kerouac • jack kerouac brief biography • kerouac on the road • kerouac beat generation • jack kerouac works
Brief biography and works of American writer Jack Kerouac, a leading member of the 1950s Beat Generation, along with Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs.
jack kerouac • jack kerouac brief biography • kerouac on the road • kerouac beat generation • jack kerouac works
The First New York Beat Writers
New York City was the birthplace of the Beat Generation, one of the biggest cultural movements of the 20th century.
influential writers of the twentieth century • literary artists of the 40s and 50s • founders of the beat generation • san francisco renaissance • black mountain poets
New York City was the birthplace of the Beat Generation, one of the biggest cultural movements of the 20th century.
influential writers of the twentieth century • literary artists of the 40s and 50s • founders of the beat generation • san francisco renaissance • black mountain poets
How to start a poetry movement
Is there togetherness in art, and if so, how does one get there? This article offers an exploratory, some times humorous, account of the dynamics of creating, sustaining and surviving a poetry movement.
performance • poetry • billy • marshall • stoneking
Is there togetherness in art, and if so, how does one get there? This article offers an exploratory, some times humorous, account of the dynamics of creating, sustaining and surviving a poetry movement.
performance • poetry • billy • marshall • stoneking
Jack Kerouac and the Other Original Beat Writers
The 'Beats' were a group of American writers who embraced originality and individuality through literature, sex, music and spirituality.
influential writers of the twentieth century • literary artists of the 40s and 50s • founders of the beat generation • san francisco renaissance • rejection of mainstream american values
The 'Beats' were a group of American writers who embraced originality and individuality through literature, sex, music and spirituality.
influential writers of the twentieth century • literary artists of the 40s and 50s • founders of the beat generation • san francisco renaissance • rejection of mainstream american values
Review: On the Road
Known as the novel that defined a generation, On the Road takes its readers on the greatest adventure of their lives.
sex drugs and music in the 1940s and 1950s • conformist 1950s america • classic literature of the beat writers • san francisco writing scene • sal paradise and dean moriarty
Known as the novel that defined a generation, On the Road takes its readers on the greatest adventure of their lives.
sex drugs and music in the 1940s and 1950s • conformist 1950s america • classic literature of the beat writers • san francisco writing scene • sal paradise and dean moriarty
Spoken Word
What is spoken word? Where does it come from? How is it everywhere and around us? This article will focus on these questions and more.
spoken word • poetry slam • beat generation • wanna-beats • allen ginsberg spoken word
What is spoken word? Where does it come from? How is it everywhere and around us? This article will focus on these questions and more.
spoken word • poetry slam • beat generation • wanna-beats • allen ginsberg spoken word
The Autobiography of Herbert Huncke
Hustler, drug addict and thief Huncke introduced Burroughs, Kerouac and Ginsberg to the term "Beat" and showed them an underworld that would shape their writing.
guilty of everything • the autobiography of herbert huncke • herbert huncke • beat writers • beat generation
Hustler, drug addict and thief Huncke introduced Burroughs, Kerouac and Ginsberg to the term "Beat" and showed them an underworld that would shape their writing.
guilty of everything • the autobiography of herbert huncke • herbert huncke • beat writers • beat generation
The Beats – A Graphic History (2009)
The new graphic novel chronicling the Beat Generation is unique, but written with a strong slant that may upset many fans of the Beats.
beat writers book review • the beat generation badly portrayed in the beats: • book review of the beats: a graphic history • the beats: a graphic history book review • graphic novel: the beats
The new graphic novel chronicling the Beat Generation is unique, but written with a strong slant that may upset many fans of the Beats.
beat writers book review • the beat generation badly portrayed in the beats: • book review of the beats: a graphic history • the beats: a graphic history book review • graphic novel: the beats
The Reed College Beat Writers
In the late 1940s, three boys at Reed College in Portland, Oregon would meet, become inspired by the Beat movement and become Beat writers.
influential writers of the twentieth century • literary artists of the 40s and 50s • founders of the beat generation • san francisco renaissance • black mountain poets
In the late 1940s, three boys at Reed College in Portland, Oregon would meet, become inspired by the Beat movement and become Beat writers.
influential writers of the twentieth century • literary artists of the 40s and 50s • founders of the beat generation • san francisco renaissance • black mountain poets
The San Francisco Beat Writers
The Beat Movement began in New York but quickly swept across the country to San Francisco where the West Coast Beats gathered.
influential writers of the twentieth century • literary artists of the 40s and 50s • founders of the beat generation • san francisco renaissance • black mountain poets
The Beat Movement began in New York but quickly swept across the country to San Francisco where the West Coast Beats gathered.
influential writers of the twentieth century • literary artists of the 40s and 50s • founders of the beat generation • san francisco renaissance • black mountain poets
The Women Behind Burroughs, Kerouac and Cassady
Meet the women who inspired and loved Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs.
women of the beat generation • female writers of the 40s and 50s • influential poets of the twentieth century • rejection of mainstream american values • drug experimentation and alternate forms of sexual
Meet the women who inspired and loved Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs.
women of the beat generation • female writers of the 40s and 50s • influential poets of the twentieth century • rejection of mainstream american values • drug experimentation and alternate forms of sexual
The Women Behind Kerouac and Ginsberg
Meet the women who inspired and loved Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs.
women of the beat generation • female writers of the 40s and 50s • influential poets of the twentieth century • rejection of mainstream american values • drug experimentation and alternate forms of sexual
Meet the women who inspired and loved Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs.
women of the beat generation • female writers of the 40s and 50s • influential poets of the twentieth century • rejection of mainstream american values • drug experimentation and alternate forms of sexual
Gregory Corso: A Flower Grows In The Cement Stoned Landscape Of The City
Gregory Corso has been described as a poet from the streets who turned his lessons learned from those years into the beautiful sounds of wonderous poetic verse. Soon his experiences gained from the school of hard knocks gave Corso a vision matched by few other writers in his field. Embraced by academic literary culture, he eventually would take his place with some of the leaders of the beat generation.
gregory corso • death • herald of the autochthonci spirit • mindfield • elegiac feelings american
Gregory Corso has been described as a poet from the streets who turned his lessons learned from those years into the beautiful sounds of wonderous poetic verse. Soon his experiences gained from the school of hard knocks gave Corso a vision matched by few other writers in his field. Embraced by academic literary culture, he eventually would take his place with some of the leaders of the beat generation.
gregory corso • death • herald of the autochthonci spirit • mindfield • elegiac feelings american
Three New Titles Impressive
Reviews of three new books, a story about Jews making a cross-country journey during the Gold Rush, a compliation of writings from a "Beat Generation" writer, and a comic collection of deep thought.
novels • writers • comedy
Reviews of three new books, a story about Jews making a cross-country journey during the Gold Rush, a compliation of writings from a "Beat Generation" writer, and a comic collection of deep thought.
novels • writers • comedy
Jim Carroll
A biography of the poet and diarist.
poetry • jim carroll • the basketball diaries • leonardo dicaprio • punk
A biography of the poet and diarist.
poetry • jim carroll • the basketball diaries • leonardo dicaprio • punk
The Beat Writers and Spirituality
The Beat way of life was not only a rebellion against a mainstream society, but also deeply rooted in religion and finding ways of achieving peace.
religion and the beat writers • spirituality and the beat writers • alan watts and the beat writers • square zen • beat zen
The Beat way of life was not only a rebellion against a mainstream society, but also deeply rooted in religion and finding ways of achieving peace.
religion and the beat writers • spirituality and the beat writers • alan watts and the beat writers • square zen • beat zen
Album Review: Folk, Blues and Beyond
Review of the seminal album by the greatest British guitarist, master of folk blues, and icon of sixties Britain.
davy graham • bert jansch • john renbourn • davy graham folk blues and beyond • davy graham music
Review of the seminal album by the greatest British guitarist, master of folk blues, and icon of sixties Britain.
davy graham • bert jansch • john renbourn • davy graham folk blues and beyond • davy graham music
American Artist Alice Neel
Throughout her intense and independent life, Neel painted candid portraits of the famous and not-so-famous, and always maintained her true artistic vision.
alice neel • american women artists • american painters • kenneth fearing • portrait painters
Throughout her intense and independent life, Neel painted candid portraits of the famous and not-so-famous, and always maintained her true artistic vision.
alice neel • american women artists • american painters • kenneth fearing • portrait painters
Best Downtown Denver Neighborhoods
There's life beyond Denver's 16th Street Mall. Visit Five Points museums, LoDo bars, Uptown's Restaurant Row, the Santa Fe ArtDistrict or historic homes on Capitol Hill.
downtown denver neighborhoods • lodo bars and brewpubs • denver uptown restaurant row • art district on santa fe • five points museums
There's life beyond Denver's 16th Street Mall. Visit Five Points museums, LoDo bars, Uptown's Restaurant Row, the Santa Fe ArtDistrict or historic homes on Capitol Hill.
downtown denver neighborhoods • lodo bars and brewpubs • denver uptown restaurant row • art district on santa fe • five points museums
Books About Vagabond Travels
Modern travel writing in the United States began after the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Great War of the 1940s.
writing travel literature • united states travel writing • jack kerouac • rolf potts vagabonding • road trip stories
Modern travel writing in the United States began after the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Great War of the 1940s.
writing travel literature • united states travel writing • jack kerouac • rolf potts vagabonding • road trip stories
Jack Kerouac Biography
A short summary of Jack Kerouac's life. Biographical information on his best works. Plus a list of Kerouac on the screen - big and small
jack kerouac • on the road • dharma bums • visions of cody • big sur
A short summary of Jack Kerouac's life. Biographical information on his best works. Plus a list of Kerouac on the screen - big and small
jack kerouac • on the road • dharma bums • visions of cody • big sur
Rambling through Northport on Long Island’s Gold Coast
Throughout the year, motorcycle riders and other New York metro area day-trippers travel to the Village of Northport to enjoy its unique charm. An easy day’s ride away from the crowded city will bring you to this New England-like waterfront town.
northport • long island • gatsby • jack kerouac • f. scott fitzgerald
Throughout the year, motorcycle riders and other New York metro area day-trippers travel to the Village of Northport to enjoy its unique charm. An easy day’s ride away from the crowded city will bring you to this New England-like waterfront town.
northport • long island • gatsby • jack kerouac • f. scott fitzgerald
Remembering a Rock Music Icon CBGB
A grungy dive in the bowels of New York City CBGB was the home of underground rock and a music Mecca for more than three decades.
rock music tickets • country bluegrass music • punk rock music • the ramones cds • the police cds
A grungy dive in the bowels of New York City CBGB was the home of underground rock and a music Mecca for more than three decades.
rock music tickets • country bluegrass music • punk rock music • the ramones cds • the police cds
Tom Waits’ Orphans: Bastards
5/5: The final segment of Tom Waits' excellent Orphans whisks listeners through a diverse collection of the songwriter's take on Kerouac, Bukowski and traditional songs.
tom waits • orphans • bastards • orphans: brawlers • bawlers and bastards
5/5: The final segment of Tom Waits' excellent Orphans whisks listeners through a diverse collection of the songwriter's take on Kerouac, Bukowski and traditional songs.
tom waits • orphans • bastards • orphans: brawlers • bawlers and bastards
"Walden"
"Walden," by Henry David Thoreau was written in 1854, and was heavily influenced by his personal choices, and lifestyle. Many of his deeprooted beliefs sprung from Transcendentalism, which was an important literary period in America
thoreau • emerson • treanscendentalism • walden • pond
"Walden," by Henry David Thoreau was written in 1854, and was heavily influenced by his personal choices, and lifestyle. Many of his deeprooted beliefs sprung from Transcendentalism, which was an important literary period in America
thoreau • emerson • treanscendentalism • walden • pond
Steinberg Cubase 5 DAW Software Review
By fixing the problems with Cubase 4 and adding dynamic new features, Steinberg has raised the bar in the world of music creation, editing and recording software.
daw • cubase 5 • steinberg • pro tools • apple logic
By fixing the problems with Cubase 4 and adding dynamic new features, Steinberg has raised the bar in the world of music creation, editing and recording software.
daw • cubase 5 • steinberg • pro tools • apple logic
The Slang of A Clockwork Orange
The "nadsat" slang of A Clockwork Orange is unique. Mixing Russian with English rhyming slang challenges readers, and keeps Anthony Burgess's classic novel fresh.
a clockwork orange novel • anthony burgess works • nadsat slang words • cockney rhyming slang • grammatical reduplication
The "nadsat" slang of A Clockwork Orange is unique. Mixing Russian with English rhyming slang challenges readers, and keeps Anthony Burgess's classic novel fresh.
a clockwork orange novel • anthony burgess works • nadsat slang words • cockney rhyming slang • grammatical reduplication
Diane Di Prima: The Dark Beauty Of Beat Poetry
This article attempts to give the reader a sense of the atmosphere surrounding a Diane Di Prima poem. It also tries to show the reader, through the use of example of specific poems and spoken word, the reasons for Diane Di Prima being considered a great poet. Part II will give more examples and look more closely of how her environment and her life influenced the scope of her poetry.
diane di prima • the freddie poems • revolutionary letters • memoirs of a beatnick • baby-o
This article attempts to give the reader a sense of the atmosphere surrounding a Diane Di Prima poem. It also tries to show the reader, through the use of example of specific poems and spoken word, the reasons for Diane Di Prima being considered a great poet. Part II will give more examples and look more closely of how her environment and her life influenced the scope of her poetry.
diane di prima • the freddie poems • revolutionary letters • memoirs of a beatnick • baby-o
Los Angeles The Other City: Part II
Los Angeles contains the byways and passages of mind within her city streets. Part II of Another City examines the contribution of a new generation of beat writers, and how they like their counterparts are helping to change the face of literature through another decade of interesting and exciting phases.
los angeles • another city • train • ellyn maybe • rob roberage
Los Angeles contains the byways and passages of mind within her city streets. Part II of Another City examines the contribution of a new generation of beat writers, and how they like their counterparts are helping to change the face of literature through another decade of interesting and exciting phases.
los angeles • another city • train • ellyn maybe • rob roberage
Pennies and Dimes: Two remarkable journeys without any!
Hitch-hiking is cheap. We all know that. But just how cheap can it be? Here are two chaps, Mike McIntyre and Tom Thumb who go to great lengths to show us ... not a penny! Two journies of a spiritual nature, that began with a rejection of money.
penniless mike mcintyre tom thumb the kindness
Hitch-hiking is cheap. We all know that. But just how cheap can it be? Here are two chaps, Mike McIntyre and Tom Thumb who go to great lengths to show us ... not a penny! Two journies of a spiritual nature, that began with a rejection of money.
penniless mike mcintyre tom thumb the kindness
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