Articles related to "Beat Movement"
Big Sur
In this, one of his final novels, Jack Kerouac confronts the dualities of pessimism and optimism, attempting to locate the tangible mid-ground
jack kerouac • big sur • on the road • beat movement • dualities
In this, one of his final novels, Jack Kerouac confronts the dualities of pessimism and optimism, attempting to locate the tangible mid-ground
jack kerouac • big sur • on the road • beat movement • dualities
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
Book Review – Visions of Gerard by Jack Kerouac
This beginning novel in the ongoing Duluoz Legend gives a decent glimpse into the brilliance Kerouac would later achieve, but the glimpse arrives unfashionably late.
duluoz legend • sal paradise • kerouac • on the road • beat
This beginning novel in the ongoing Duluoz Legend gives a decent glimpse into the brilliance Kerouac would later achieve, but the glimpse arrives unfashionably late.
duluoz legend • sal paradise • kerouac • on the road • beat
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
City Lights Bookstore: Where Poetics Becomes Movement. Part II.
It is said that witches haunt North Beach, and that legends abound in the alleys and streets around China Town. Ghosts are said to hang out in Washington Square. Visit a place, where time seems to stand still and magic hangs in the air in the most strangest of places.
north beach. city lights bookstore. ferlinghetti
It is said that witches haunt North Beach, and that legends abound in the alleys and streets around China Town. Ghosts are said to hang out in Washington Square. Visit a place, where time seems to stand still and magic hangs in the air in the most strangest of places.
north beach. city lights bookstore. ferlinghetti
Jesus Christ: The World's Most Original Beatnick Takes Spirituality To A Higher Level
Bohemians have been around a long time throughout history. This article looks at one of the most famous radical artists of all time; observing his legacy on the Beat movement, while observing his search for spiritual fullfillment.
jesus christ • jack kerouac • beat movement • pilate • jerusalem
Bohemians have been around a long time throughout history. This article looks at one of the most famous radical artists of all time; observing his legacy on the Beat movement, while observing his search for spiritual fullfillment.
jesus christ • jack kerouac • beat movement • pilate • jerusalem
Los Angeles The Other City: Part I
The Beat movement offered a series of questions as writers attempted to create a new movement. Among them if their efforts would produce a lasting effect on the art world. This article seeks to explore the lasting legacy of the beats, by studying in depth the works of newer contemporary writers operating within the beat tradition.
los angeles • san francisco • beat movement • prose • poetry
The Beat movement offered a series of questions as writers attempted to create a new movement. Among them if their efforts would produce a lasting effect on the art world. This article seeks to explore the lasting legacy of the beats, by studying in depth the works of newer contemporary writers operating within the beat tradition.
los angeles • san francisco • beat movement • prose • poetry
March Poet – Lawrence Ferlinghetti
One might well argue that anyone who writes is "constantly risking absurdity." But Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem dramatizes how especially true it is of the poet.
march poet • lawrence ferlinghetti • allen ginsberg • obscenity trial • beat movement
One might well argue that anyone who writes is "constantly risking absurdity." But Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem dramatizes how especially true it is of the poet.
march poet • lawrence ferlinghetti • allen ginsberg • obscenity trial • beat movement
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
The Politics of Coffeehouses
Since the date of their earliest establishment, coffeehouses have been hotbeds of radical politics and the free exchange of ideas.
european enlightenment • history of coffee • coffeehouse politics • beat movement • alternative media
Since the date of their earliest establishment, coffeehouses have been hotbeds of radical politics and the free exchange of ideas.
european enlightenment • history of coffee • coffeehouse politics • beat movement • alternative media
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 Dreamweaver And The Mystic: Gary Snyder Turns Zen Buddhism Into The Art Of Tradition
If anything, the beats were exemplified by their diversity and individuality. Gary Snyder was surely different, and discovered new boundaries for the arts by studying the magic of the ancient eastern cultures of Japan and China.
zen buddhism • japan • gary snyder • practice of the wild • the old ways
If anything, the beats were exemplified by their diversity and individuality. Gary Snyder was surely different, and discovered new boundaries for the arts by studying the magic of the ancient eastern cultures of Japan and China.
zen buddhism • japan • gary snyder • practice of the wild • the old ways
Henry Miller Describes The Beauty Of Big Sur Giving Literature The Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch
Big Sur became a center of enlightenment for those participating in the Beat movement. Henry Miller capture the feeling of those times in his book of simple essays and prose.
henry miller • big sur • beaches • oranges • beat
Big Sur became a center of enlightenment for those participating in the Beat movement. Henry Miller capture the feeling of those times in his book of simple essays and prose.
henry miller • big sur • beaches • oranges • beat
Influences on the Beat Writers
There were a number of aspects to the Beat vision, and religion and spirituality were a main part of it.
spirituality in the beat movement • literary influences on the beat writers • ginsberg and homosexuality • beat writers • allen ginsberg and religion
There were a number of aspects to the Beat vision, and religion and spirituality were a main part of it.
spirituality in the beat movement • literary influences on the beat writers • ginsberg and homosexuality • beat writers • allen ginsberg and religion
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
The Wild Strange Ride Of Hunter S. Thompson: Part I
Hunter S. Thompson leaves Las Vegas and takes America on a trip through the fear of midnight on the trail of the American dream. Part humor mixed with his own unique blend of satire, his writings convey a sense of wisdom describing the realism of societal and political observations of his day. Thompson still exemplifies the conflict existing inside the mind of a writer, as he deals with the boundaries between the reality of craft, the imagery of the myth of a writer living in the framework of society, and the reality of a man who can never live up to a legend once such status has been achieved.
hunter s. thompson • fear and loathing in las vegas • kingdom of fear • aspen • colorado
Hunter S. Thompson leaves Las Vegas and takes America on a trip through the fear of midnight on the trail of the American dream. Part humor mixed with his own unique blend of satire, his writings convey a sense of wisdom describing the realism of societal and political observations of his day. Thompson still exemplifies the conflict existing inside the mind of a writer, as he deals with the boundaries between the reality of craft, the imagery of the myth of a writer living in the framework of society, and the reality of a man who can never live up to a legend once such status has been achieved.
hunter s. thompson • fear and loathing in las vegas • kingdom of fear • aspen • colorado
To Wed An Author
A quick review of <i>Nobody's Wife</i> by Joan Kerouac.
joan kerouac • lawrence ferlinghetti • on the road • jack kerouac • mythic
A quick review of <i>Nobody's Wife</i> by Joan Kerouac.
joan kerouac • lawrence ferlinghetti • on the road • jack kerouac • mythic
Greenwich Village Bohemia: A Winter Wonderland Turns Into An American Renaissance(Part II).
As the snow rained down upon Greenwich Village, the beginnings of a wonderful art movement were fixing to stir those awakenings of the literary mind. In this segment of Greenwich village memories, we continue our journey through the steps of the poetic past of the village.
allen ginsberg • gregory corso • diana di prima • the village
As the snow rained down upon Greenwich Village, the beginnings of a wonderful art movement were fixing to stir those awakenings of the literary mind. In this segment of Greenwich village memories, we continue our journey through the steps of the poetic past of the village.
allen ginsberg • gregory corso • diana di prima • the village
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
To Chase The Sun: Charles Bukowski, a barfly before his time.
Charles Bukowski was known as a hard drinker, a lover of many women, and a man who had lived a hard life on the mean streets throughout America. What a lot of people did not know that this societal created legend also cotained a man of incredible brilliance, who lived life to fullest, and wrote from the inner depths of his heart and soul. The first article will look at the myth of Henry Chinaski. The second article will study the author's poetry and prose in more depth.
charles bukowski • henry chanaski • factotum • barfly • post office.
Charles Bukowski was known as a hard drinker, a lover of many women, and a man who had lived a hard life on the mean streets throughout America. What a lot of people did not know that this societal created legend also cotained a man of incredible brilliance, who lived life to fullest, and wrote from the inner depths of his heart and soul. The first article will look at the myth of Henry Chinaski. The second article will study the author's poetry and prose in more depth.
charles bukowski • henry chanaski • factotum • barfly • post office.
Avant Pop: Children of the Mass Media (Part One)
A new look at the literary school Avant Pop, an introduction to a more in depth study of the school to come.
avant pop • literature • theory • literary schools • hypertext
A new look at the literary school Avant Pop, an introduction to a more in depth study of the school to come.
avant pop • literature • theory • literary schools • hypertext
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
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
Heart To Heart
Keeping our hearts healthy can add years to our lives.
heart • drugs • alcohol • diet • food guide pyramid
Keeping our hearts healthy can add years to our lives.
heart • drugs • alcohol • diet • food guide pyramid
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
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
The Road Into Infinite Wonder: Carlos Castaneda discovers innumerable worlds in the aura of dreams.(Part I)
While the other writers of the beat generation were exploring world of the arts through the mind, one other poet took the soul on the discovery of the self. With the help of psychadelics, Carlos Castaneda took his readers into realms not seen by the rest of the movement, helping to open up new paths onto the road of personal enlightenment.
castaneda • carlos • enlightenment • novels • the teachings of don juan
While the other writers of the beat generation were exploring world of the arts through the mind, one other poet took the soul on the discovery of the self. With the help of psychadelics, Carlos Castaneda took his readers into realms not seen by the rest of the movement, helping to open up new paths onto the road of personal enlightenment.
castaneda • carlos • enlightenment • novels • the teachings of don juan
A Bus Trip Into The Soul Of Mind
Ken Kesey takes a bus trip with LSD 25, and turns on a generation.
neal cassidy • ken kesey • burroughs • interzone • literary subconscious
Ken Kesey takes a bus trip with LSD 25, and turns on a generation.
neal cassidy • ken kesey • burroughs • interzone • literary subconscious
Searching For The Amazing Internal Muse
Stimulate your inner frontal lobes: Experience the craft of writing or literature through a Suite 101 University Course today. Find your own poetical muse through the craft of writing.
suite 101 • craft of writing • literature • poet • whitman
Stimulate your inner frontal lobes: Experience the craft of writing or literature through a Suite 101 University Course today. Find your own poetical muse through the craft of writing.
suite 101 • craft of writing • literature • poet • whitman
The Sun Always Shines In A Place Called North Beach: Part I
The Beats were not always a sad lot, and they did not eternally view the world from the dark humorous viewpoint of a William S. Burroughs. Many of the beats had a love for life that came from the living on the fringe of existence, and were able to avoid the self destructive tendencies of their fellows. This series of articles looks at a survivor, by studying the life and some of the poetry of Lawrence Ferlinghetti; a positive voice speaking the poetic word in the darkness of an eternal nightsong.
north beach • ferlinghetti • a coney island of the mind • survivor • rays of hope and sunshine
The Beats were not always a sad lot, and they did not eternally view the world from the dark humorous viewpoint of a William S. Burroughs. Many of the beats had a love for life that came from the living on the fringe of existence, and were able to avoid the self destructive tendencies of their fellows. This series of articles looks at a survivor, by studying the life and some of the poetry of Lawrence Ferlinghetti; a positive voice speaking the poetic word in the darkness of an eternal nightsong.
north beach • ferlinghetti • a coney island of the mind • survivor • rays of hope and sunshine
Greenwich Village Bohemia: A Winter Wonderland Turns Into An American Renaissance.(Part I).
Greenwich Village had a long literary tradition long before the beats ever arrived, and as San Francisco was exploding into new fronteirs of the mind, a different sort of reanaissance was blooming in the spring winds of New York. With Greenwich Village Bohemia, our steps wander down the old sidewalks, past the old white horse tavern into those literary caverns where poetry is sprung from the waters of love turned into youthful passion.
greenwich village • bohemia • white horse tavern • henry james • o'henry
Greenwich Village had a long literary tradition long before the beats ever arrived, and as San Francisco was exploding into new fronteirs of the mind, a different sort of reanaissance was blooming in the spring winds of New York. With Greenwich Village Bohemia, our steps wander down the old sidewalks, past the old white horse tavern into those literary caverns where poetry is sprung from the waters of love turned into youthful passion.
greenwich village • bohemia • white horse tavern • henry james • o'henry
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
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