jack kerouac

5 Tips from the Beats on how to Write Better

Guest post by Ardin Lalui, a writer inspired by Tom Waits and Cormac McCarthy. Here you know about Tips from…

16 years ago

Substance Use

A discussion about the use of drink and drugs in literature.

16 years ago

The Beat Generation, Gonzo Journalism, and Crap Writing

A discussion of the impact of the Beat Generation and Gonzo Journalism on poor writing.

16 years ago

Long John Silver and the Beats

by Wayne Mullins   Many people ask what are the Beatles? Why Beatles? Ugh, Beatles how did the name arrive?…

16 years ago

Peter Orlovsky Obituary

On May 30th, 2010, Peter Orlovsky died at the age of 76. He is best known as the long-time partner…

16 years ago

“It was electric”: A conversation with Michael Sharp

By Noel Dávila On Ginsberg's anger & kindness, Kerouac's “homo viator”, Burroughs' excremental prose and a fateful evening in the…

16 years ago

Last Thoughts on Ginsberg

by Michael Hendrick I have not reached the point where I will pay for a ring tone on my cell.…

16 years ago

Kerouac’s Continuing Quest

Review of the Dharma Bums

16 years ago

People who died: Jim Carroll’s last diary entry

A farewell to a key post-Beat, whose creative life stretched from Warhol’s Factory to Cobain’s Seattle, from St. Mark’s Poetry…

16 years ago

The Beat Generation and Korea

Since coming to Korea I haven’t really heard much about the Beat Generation. It’s hardly surprising, of course. The Beats…

16 years ago

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