allen ginsberg

“Seems Like a Freeze-Out”: Bob Dylan as Honorary Beat

The mystery of “America” has consumed and eluded generations of creators in equal measure; a mutable national identity haunts the…

2 years ago

Material Wealth: A Review

Today marks the official release date of Pat Thomas’ incredible new book, Material Wealth: Mining the Personal Archive of Allen…

2 years ago

Mysteries of The Six Gallery

Sixty-eight years ago today, six poets changed American literature forever with a powerful and now legendary reading at a former…

2 years ago

Mining the Personal Archive of Allen Ginsberg: An Excerpt

The following is an excerpt from a forthcoming book by Pat Thomas (who wrote for Beatdom back in 2014). The…

2 years ago

Allen’s Grave

Visiting Ginsberg’s grave it began to rain  a refreshing drizzle that was walkable  until we made the truck below  by…

2 years ago

Allen Ginsberg and NAMBLA

As someone who has written extensively on the life and work of Allen Ginsberg, I find it quite exhausting having…

2 years ago

A Derridian Exploration into Allen Ginsberg’s Archive(s)

The essay was published in Beatdom #23. It has been posted online to coincide with the journal's publication due to…

3 years ago

Best Minds by Stevan M. Weine: A Review

The following review is from Beatdom #23, which will be released on May 23rd. Arguably the most well-known line in…

3 years ago

Allen Ginsberg’s Lifelong Commitment to Political Poetry and to Progressive Activist Causes

Editor’s note: This essay, written by Eliot Katz, author of The Poetry and Politics of Allen Ginsberg, is a response…

3 years ago

Ginsberg: Seattle, Communism, Regret

Editor's Note: Eliot Katz has issued a response to this essay, which can be read here. Toward the end of…

3 years ago

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