Gonzo Personas: Hunter S. Thompson and John G. Clancy
This article first appeared in Beatdom #17. A little over 10 years ago—February 20, 2005—“gonzo”...
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Category: Essays
Beat Family Values: The Typical American Family, and the Beats’ Roll in its Downfall
The Beat Movement scared the hell out of America. After all, the Beats were dirty, they...
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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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Baraka, Transitions: The man and the poetry
Tenements absorbed the sun to brick and spread the heat like a steam iron, pressing ideas flat,...
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I’m Watching You Watching Me: The Inversion of the Gaze in Ginsberg’s Photographs
“You never look at me from the place from which I see you.” – Jacques Lacan Introduction: The...
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Echoes of the Revolution: Diane di Prima and the Beat Generation
This essay originally appeared in Beatdom #17: “We are in the middle of a...
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Defining Beat: Era, Location, and the Importance of Considering Women
The Beat Generation, though small in numbers, had a profound effect on the American...
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6 Places Where the Beats Hung Out
The world was a different place in post-war America. Suburbs were scant, malls were unheard of,...
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