allen ginsberg

Alt Lit as the New Beat Generation

“Do you think in five years the national media will create a stupid term like blogniks to describe us?”  …

12 years ago

Charles Gatewood Photos at the Robert Tat Gallery

Charles Gatewood has not only been working for some of the world's best publications for more than five decades, but…

12 years ago

Episode One

In this first episode of the Beatdom Podcast, your host, David S. Wills, talks with Charles Cannon about his Burroughs…

12 years ago

William S. Burroughs: Botanist

In 1953, William S. Burroughs published his first novel, Junkie, which ended with the ominous line, “Yage may be the final…

12 years ago

Drinking from the Beat Menu

 Jack Kerouac Gin, whiskey, beer, cognac, and wine   According to his biographer, Michael Dittman, as a young construction worker…

12 years ago

Poetry of Roller Coaster in Ocean

Hurricane throws roller coaster in ocean Breakers crash Turbulent foam Roller coaster stands in cold mid-Atlantic Ultimate seaside water ride…

13 years ago

Shanghai Wishes Allen Ginsberg a Happy Birthday

Today, June 3rd, is Allen Ginsberg's birthday. All around the world, people are raising a glass or otherwise celebrating the…

13 years ago

Ginsberg Exhibition Tomorrow

This summer, the Contemporary Jewish Museum is putting on an Allen Ginsberg festival. You can read more about it at: http://ginsbergfestival.com/ The…

13 years ago

Bill Morgan’s Walking Tour “Allen Ginsberg in the East Village”

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR. Many thanks to Bill Morgan, author and Allen Ginsberg bibliographer and archivist, and Grey Art Gallery,…

13 years ago

The Great Breakthrough

“He made an effort to hold down a regular job, but he was a terrible employee and didn’t seem to…

13 years ago

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