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Ginsberg and Dylan are frequently viewed as a Jewish father and son. Certainly, they were close, and Dylan has often cited Ginsberg as a massive influence on his life and work, however, they were only fifteen years apart by birth and five by... read more »
Wills, D., ‘Bob Kaufman – The Unsung Beat’ in Wills, D. (ed.) Beatdom Vol. 1 (City of Recovery Press: Dundee, 2007) Bob Kaufman – The Unsung Beat By David S Wills Overview It always baffles me to find Bob Kaufman omitted... read more »
Wills, D., and Strachan, A., ‘Ganga Chip Adventure’, in Beatdom Vol. 1 (City of Recovery Press: Dundee, 2007) Ganga Chip Adventure By David S Wills and Anne Strachan We sat in the Phoenix, Anne and I, trying to decide how exactly... read more »
Wills, D., ‘The Barry Gifford Interview,’ in Wills, D. (ed.), Beatdom Vol. 1 (City of Recovery Press: Dundee, 2007) Barry Gifford is a name with which many Beat and film noir fans will be familiar. He wrote Jack’s Book: An Oral... read more »
Beats Online When you switch on your TV, chances are you’ll not find much about the Beat Generation, save for the passing references in programmes about The Beatles. And when you hit your local bookshop, you’ll maybe find one copy of On... read more »
Wills, D., ‘Six Beat Tales’ in Wills, D. (ed.) Beatdom Vol. 1, (City of Recovery Press: Dundee, 2007) Six Beat Tales The Beat Generation was famous for its literature, and much of that literature told stories from the lives of the... read more »
Wills, D., ‘Know Your Beats’ in Wills, D. (ed.), Beatdom Vol. 1 (City of Recovery Press: Dundee, 2007) Know Your Beats There are a whole lot of ways to define the Beat Generation, from friends to like-minded artists, from Black ... read more »
Wills, D., ‘Beat Books’ in Wills, D., (ed.) Beatdom Vol. 1 (City of Recovery Press: Dundee, 2007) By David S. Wills Some good books written about the Beat Generation, Beat literature and counterculture life. - – - - Caveney,... read more »
Wills, D., ‘The Zane Kesey Interview’ in Wills, D., (ed.) Beatdom Vol. 1 (City of Recovery Press: Dundee, 2007) * It wasn’t easy, but I got it… an interview with Ken Kesey’s son, Zane. And in doing so I got my ‘ass kicked’,... read more »
Wills, D., ‘Whitman and the Beats’ in Wills, D., (ed.) Beatdom Vol. 1 (City of Recovery Press: Dundee, 2007) It’s hard to read Kerouac or Ginsberg and not think of the father of American poetry, Walt Whitman. Well, it’s hard... read more »
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