The Beat Generation and Mental Hospitals
The 1940s and 50s were difficult years to be non-conformist, and that was doubly true if you were...
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The Beat Generation at War
From Beatdom #15 – Available now on Amazon as a print and Kindle publication: The...
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“A Fish With Frog’s Eyes”: Bob Kaufman, George Romero and the Power of Radioactivity
By Kurt Kline In the poetry of Bob Kaufman, the poet is the healer, journeying down...
Read MoreLawrence Ferlinghetti Tribute
On October 2nd, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and his Beat bookstore and publisher, City Lights, will receive Litquake’s 2010 Barbary Award at Herbst Theater. The celebration will be attended by Tom Waits, Patti Smith, Lenny...
Read MoreThe Beat Generation and Travel
A short except from Issue Six.
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The Beat Generation and Travel
More so than any other literary movement, the Beats have influenced the world of travel and have...
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The Beats & Sixties Counterculture
The 1960s are associated with what Frank calls ‘the big change, the birthplace of our own culture,...
Read MoreNeeli Cherkovski Interview
An interview with Neeli Cherkovski.
Read MoreBob Kaufman: The Unsung Beat
A biography of Bob Kaufman.
Read MoreSix Beat Tales
A few classic Beat Generation stories.
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Know Your Beats
A very brief guide to the players of the Beat Generation.
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Buddhism and the Beats
Jack Kerouac… “He was the first one I heard chanting the ‘Three Refuges’ in Sanskrit, with a voice...
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