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Articles related to "Beat Writers"
A Blank Page: How to Beat Writer's Block "A Blank Page" discusses the causes of writer's block as well as methods for preventing and overcoming it. novel • novels • novelist • write • writes
Allen Ginsberg's Howl Allen Ginsberg's ground-breaking poem "Howl," published in 1956, expressed the anger of a generation. It also shocked, provoked, and thrilled readers -- then and now. allen ginsberg • beat writers • howl obscenity trial • american controversial poems • american contempory poetry
How to Overcome Writer's Block Writer's block can be a problem for many writers. This article outlines some strategies to successfully overcome writer's block. how to overcome writer’s block • tips to overcome writer’s block • things you can do to beat writer's block • finding article topics • being creative
Interview with the Creator of Life Journal For writers of autobiographies there may come a time when inspiration is needed. At other times an organisational tool would be ideal. LifeJournal is both. interview with ruth follit • lifejournal author interviewed • software writing tools • tools for journal writers • beat writers block
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
The Beat Goes On - Sarah Vowell's Cannoli Seinfeld introduced "nothing" to the masses and we loved it. A group of women are writing brilliantly about it under the radar. If you like that sort of thing, engagingly comic prose, read this bit on Sarah Vowell. First in a series. beat • writer • writers • contemporary • generation x
Creativity Boosters for Writers Tips writer's can use for overcoming writer's block and increasing creativity. ways to spark creativity • how to overcome writer's block • how writers can be more creative • how writers can get ideas • fun ways to beat writer's block
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
The Wild Strange Ride Of Hunter S. Thompson: Part II Love him or hate him, Thompson was able to create more controversy than his other beatnick contemporaries. Although, he never acieved the same status in the world of the literary elite as Jack Kerouac, his contribution to the scope of literature makes the craft of his writing worth taking a second glance in the notes and prose of those beat poets of olden times. hunter s. thompson • hell's angels • fear and loathing in las vegas • aspen • colorado
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
Greenwich Village Bohemia: A Winter Wonderland Turns Into An American Renaissance(Part III). There was certainly a great deal happening in Greenwich Village during the heyday of a beat cultural scene that took years to develope. Why do such artistic scenes suddenly appear, and then so mysteriously disappear at the seemingly height of their popularity. This article will look at the reasons for the rise and fall of artistic scenes, and delve deeper into the cultural resurgence that seemed to grow in the Old Village. greenwich village • new york • gregory corso • michael harrington • dylan thomas
Burroughs' Dreams Build on Past The book My Education was written at the end of Burroughs' life and presents an interesting look back to the dreams, people and places that he experienced. dreams • william s. burroughs • memoir • beat • allen ginsberg
Cincinnati Reds Ken Griffey Silent The silence in Cincinnati is not at all unusual. It's Ken Griffey Jr., and he's not talking . . . again. ken griffey • jr. • griffey • cincinnati reds • cincinnati
Online Reference Resources: Encyclopedias A few of the best, free encyclopedias I’ve seen on the Web. Useful for librarians, students, and other Web researchers. encyclopedias • reference works • reference books • web sites • web resources
Baseball Books as Christmas Gifts Stumped by Christmas shopping? Then buy your favorite baseball fan a few of these great page turners about our National Pastime. baseball books christmas gifts • baseball novels christmas gifts • baseball books christmas presents • baseball novels christmas presents • the natural
Beethoven's Wig and the Lyrical Meghan Daum Part Two in a series of Generation X (the "new beat") writers. Highlighting Meghan Daum and her collected essays: My Misspent Youth daum • meghan • meghan daum • generation x • gen-x
Diane Di Prima: The Dark Beauty Of Beat Poetry. Part II. The second part of this article hopes to further examine the poetry of Diane Di Prima, and to study more closely how the environment surrounding the late fifties and early sixties influenced her writing. Through the use of examples of her poetry, it is hoped that the article will demonstrate the strengths contained in her writing and why she should be remembered in annals of American Poetry. diane di prima • lobos • this bird flys backwards • dinners and nightmares • august 6
He Was a Better Player Than We Bleeps Thought He Was He was a fine player who is almost always overlooked when discussing Yankees second baseman. He was a sure handed fielder who led American League second baseman in fielding with a .990 mark in his first full season and he set a league record by leading second basemen in assists for six consecutive seasons and in put outs for four consecutive seasons. yankees • horace clarke • world series • whitey ford • american
Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey & 600 HRs Not long after Sammy Sosa became just the fifth member of the 600 home run club, everybody turned their eyes to the next man up: Ken Griffey, who now needs just 16 more. ken griffey • 600 home runs • sammy sosa • 600 home run club • 600 career home runs
A Flower Grows In The Cement Stoned Landscape Of The City: Part III Life, death, love, hardship. By the time of his death, Gregory Corso had experienced bits of these lessons of life and then some. This article continues to study the life of Corso and how it influenced his poetry through the craft of the written word. gregory corso • gasoline • the subterraneans • poet talking to himself in the mirror • mindfield
An Interview with Liz Williams Debbie Ledesma, editor of Suite101's Fantasy Worlds, discusses SF and fantasy with author Liz Williams liz williams • interview • sf • science fiction • fantasy
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
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 |
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