buddhism

American Zen

Zen Buddhism is nearly impossible to write about. The use of words and logic to explain Zen are in opposition…

13 years ago

Eating the Beat Menu

Words by Nick Meador Illustration by Kaliptus (from issue 10, available at Amazon) Jack Kerouac’s books contain such a variety…

13 years ago

Tristessa: Heavengoing

by Paul Arendt   Jack Kerouac’s surroundings invariably affected his writing style. Narrator Leo Percepied’s voice in The Subterraneans reflected…

14 years ago

First Thought, Best Thought?

A discussion of the importance of editing.

15 years ago

The Plurality of Beat Spirituality

by Lee McRae ‘The world is holy! The soul is holy! The skin is holy! The nose is holy! The…

16 years ago

Women of the Beat Generation

History has not been kind to the women of the Beat Generation. During the Beat era, they were largely ignored…

18 years ago

Bob Kaufman: The Unsung Beat

A biography of Bob Kaufman.

18 years ago

Buddhism and the Beats

Jack Kerouac… “He was the first one I heard chanting the ‘Three Refuges’ in Sanskrit, with a voice like Frank…

19 years ago

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