Mysteries of The Six Gallery
Sixty-eight years ago today, six poets changed American literature forever with a powerful and now...
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Remembering Michael
by Charles S. Goldman Michael McClure’s collection of short plays – Charles...
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Sixty Years After the Six Gallery Reading
October 7th, 1955, was arguably one of the most important dates in American literature. On that...
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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...
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William Blake and the Beat Generation
William Blake’s influence on the Beat Generation is arguably more significant than that of any...
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 More“It was electric”: A conversation with Michael Sharp
By Noel Dávila On Ginsberg’s anger & kindness, Kerouac’s “homo viator”,...
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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...
Read MoreThe Battle for Kerouac’s Estate
“Money is the root of all evil”For I willWriteIn my will“I regret that I was not ableTo love money more.”Jack Kerouac, 238th Chorus, Mexico City Blues Jack Kerouac died on October 21st, 1969, of cirrhosis of the liver. By the...
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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