Allegories from the Cave: Burroughs and Trocchi – a Platonic Love
‘Demiurgos scowled, and with that Plato awoke. Or did he?’ Voltaire The drug experience has often...
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New Book: World Citizen
David S. Wills’ new book, World Citizen: Allen Ginsberg as Traveller, is now on sale. World...
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Pre-Order World Citizen
On March 1st, 2019, Beatdom Books will publish World Citizen: Allen Ginsberg as Traveller, an...
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Women Writers of the Beat Era: A Review
In Women Writers of the Beat Era: Autobiography and Intertextuality, Mary Paniccia Carden argues...
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Ginsberg Goes Behind Enemy Lines: A Review of Iron Curtain Journals
In 1965, Allen Ginsberg jumped at the chance to peek behind enemy lines with a visit to communist...
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Allen Ginsberg in Asia
Asia had long been a source of inspiration and fascination for Allen Ginsberg by the time he...
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Allen Ginsberg and the FBI (and Secret Service)
In 1965 Allen Ginsberg flew to Cuba as part of a major poetry event hosted by the Casa de las...
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The Beats in Greece
As the birthplace of Western democracy, literature, and philosophy, it is hardly surprising that...
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Allen Ginsberg’s First Trip to Africa
On 12th September, 1947, Allen Ginsberg shipped out as a utility man on a collier, the S.S. John...
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Early Praise for Beat Transnationalism
Next month, Beatdom Books will release John Tytell’s collection of essays and letters, Beat...
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A List of Countries Visited by Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg was a true citizen of the world, at home wherever he travelled. Although he never...
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World Citizen: How Politics Shaped the Travels of Allen Ginsberg, and How Travel Shaped his Politics
This essay first appeared in Beatdom #17, which you can find on Amazon. As a child, Allen Ginsberg...
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