The Beats as we know them are a New York City phenomena and walk hand in hand with Abstract Expressionism…
In Search of the Origin of Burroughs’ Mythical Trust Fund From Beatdom #16 William S. Burroughs was always quick to…
“If two things are two sides of the same coin, they are very closely related although they seem different” -…
In 2013 I was asked to review a book called The Stray Bullet, about William S. Burroughs’ years in Mexico.…
It’s been an exciting few years for fans of the Beat Generation. Since Beatdom was founded, we have seen the…
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The American Dream is the unifying theme across the work of the Beat Generation. Jack Kerouac wrote wondrous love letters…
This essay originally appeared in Beatdom #15: the WAR issue. Most of the writers and artists to…
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Here at Beatdom we have always had a fondness for Peter Orlovsky, and were surprised and delighted to hear about…
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