Follow on Twitter
Subscribe by RSS
“You never seem to give yourself away completely, but of course dark-haired people are so mysterious.” Remark made by Lucien Carr to Jack Kerouac in Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg: The Letters The black shirt with the white polka dots... read more »
“Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg” at the Grey Art Gallery New York University January 15 – April 6, 2013, New York, NY By GK Stritch “Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg” at the Grey Art Gallery New... read more »
As an MFA fiction student at the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University (one of the longest, most consistently-made-fun-of school names ever), I was fortunate enough to be brought face-to-face with some of the most legendary... read more »
c Allen Ginsberg Estate FINAL ACADEMY / 2012 – Horse Hospital, Bloomsbury, October 27th, 2012. 8pm. £8/£7.50 adv. This event honours The Final Academy which took place in London 30 years ago this October, and which featured William Burroughs,... read more »
When we interviewed Ann Charters in our current issue, Beatdom Eleven, she brought up the relationship between Jack Kerouac and John Clellon Holmes and the importance of Holmes in the evolution of the seminal style, syntax and spirit of Beat... read more »
We do not hear much about Lenny Bruce lately but if you look at the new Beatdom 10, The Religion Issue, you will see some new information about the man who changed the face of comedy in America and around the world. Next time you laugh at... read more »
For the third time in four years, a new children’s book hit the market last month, with words and music by Bob Dylan. Blowin’ In The Wind, released last month by Sterling Childrens Books, with illustrations by Jon J. Muth,... read more »
Words by Michael Hendrick; Illustration by Waylon Bacon When considering the implications of the affects of drug use on the writing process, it is important to bear in mind that both William S. Burroughs and Timothy Leary opined that there... read more »
Review by Michael Hendrick; Photo by Jerry Aronson A look around at the landscape of today’s world reveals cultural melee and sexual malaise. Everybody looks the same - and not in a good way. To paraphrase Fran Lebowitz, we have been... read more »
There have been a couple of Bob Dylan links passed to me this past week by Michael Hendrick. Here they are: Beats, Bob Dylan Changed America 50 Years Ago Suze Rotolo Bob Dylan’s Girlfriend and the Muse Behind Many of his Songs Dead at... read more »
Sujit Phatak:
Thanks for the article. Never knew this about HST, then again I am very new to h...
Matthew Levi Stevens:
Should anybody need any further convincing about David's excellent book, I have ...
Clara:
Hi,
I’m a journalism student writing an article about the influence of the Be...
james wireman:
hey david, I just stumbled across your site and magazine. How great it is to fin...
R. W. Watkins:
As far as fiction goes, you forgot Shadows (circa 1960) by John Cassavettes. Al...
