Bukowski was no Beat Hangover
This essay first appeared in the chapbook, BUK100: My Old Man (Newington Press). When you talk...
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Review: How a Civilization Begins
Richard VargasMouthfeel Press$16.00Reviewed by Marc Olmsted In Margaret Randall’s foreword to How...
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Drunk and Disorderly: Charles Bukowski in Hollywood
by Chris Dickerson Charles Bukowski never considered himself part of the Beat Generation;...
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Alt Lit as the New Beat Generation
“Do you think in five years the national media will create a stupid term like blogniks to describe...
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Beatdom #13 On Sale
After much delay, Beatdom #13 – the DRINKING issue – is now on sale. Get it on...
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Coming Soon
This is the cover for Beatdom #13: the DRINKING issue. It features legendary booze-hound, Charles...
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What Can Be Learned from Charles Bukowski
On the peripheral edge of the Beat Movement sits Charles Bukowski. Lauded as all manner of things...
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Loneliness and Waitresses: Tom Waits and Charles Bukowski
By Ardin Lalui Imagine a world without waitresses. Who’d want it? There’s some men have no use for...
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...
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5 Tips from the Beats on how to Write Better
Guest post by Ardin Lalui, a writer inspired by Tom Waits and Cormac McCarthy. Here you know about...
Read MoreSubstance Use
A discussion about the use of drink and drugs in literature.
Read MoreSaving Bukowski’s Bungalow
Bukowski’s long gone, though his Bungalow still stands, but not for long unless we DO something about it! A few years back Mrs Benway and I went to Key West where we saw Ernest Hemingway’s house, writing studio and a...
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