The Howling Inferno: Crying Out in Anguish to America
But all the streets are burning everywhere. The city is burning these multitudes that climb Her...
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Allen’s Buddhism
The following is an excerpt from Jacob Rabinowitz’s new book, Blame it on Blake: a memoir of dead...
Read MoreUnheard Ginsberg Recordings Newly Released
Released just a few days ago, The Complete Songs Of Innocence And Experience by Allen Ginsberg is a multi-CD (or download, if you prefer) album featuring eight previously unissued songs. The album is produced by Pat Thomas, who...
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Ginsberg and the Machinery of Capitalism: A Political Reading of Howl
In this essay, I use a Marxist lens to examine Allen Ginsberg’s controversial and groundbreaking...
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Go… the Summer, Fall, and Winter of Discontent
The summer, the fall, and the winter of discontent, shovel after shovel of snow that turns to...
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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...
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The Nature of Beatdom Issue 11
Dear Readers, We certainly hope that you like to look at pictures – because this is about as...
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Long John Silver and the Beats
by Wayne Mullins Many people ask what are the Beatles? Why Beatles? Ugh, Beatles how did...
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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Allen Ginsberg and Bob Dylan
Ginsberg and Dylan are frequently viewed as a Jewish father and son. Certainly, they were close,...
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