4 Important Travel Destinations for the Beat Generation

8 years ago

The Beats were, in many ways, an international literary movement. Although in defining the Beat Generation, we tend to look…

In the Sixties, by Barry Miles

8 years ago

Barry Miles’ name seems to pop up everywhere when you look back on Beat history. He’s written books on Kerouac,…

Allen Ginsberg and the FBI (and Secret Service)

8 years ago

In 1965 Allen Ginsberg flew to Cuba as part of a major poetry event hosted by the Casa de las…

Win a Copy of Off the Road and Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

8 years ago

Tomorrow we are releasing Mickey Harper's new book, Off the Road and Over the Cuckoo's Nest. This is the latest…

Beatdom #19 Theme – Asia

8 years ago

Submissions are now open for Beatdom #19 and the theme shall be Asia. We will consider essays relating the Beat…

Beat Generation and How They Defined the Pop Culture in the Years to Come

8 years ago

The Beat Generation was born out of protest against conformism and amid desperate searches for meaning and purpose. There are,…

Cool Cats: Beat Poets and their Feline Friends

8 years ago

For some reason, if you look back through literary history, it seems most great authors had a fondness for cats.…

Off the Road and Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

8 years ago

In Off the Road and Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Mickey Harper explores the influence of the Beat Generation on the…

Who Owns the Dropper Owns the Fix: Out to Lunch with William Burroughs

9 years ago

It was summer 91, I think, when sharing a joint on a brick fire escape after a night of acid-tapped…

Publication Party for Beat Transnationalism

9 years ago

On October 4th, Howl! Arts is holding a publication party for John Tytell's new book, Beat Transnationalism.  The event is…

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