Editor’s note: This essay, written by Eliot Katz, author of The Poetry and Politics of Allen Ginsberg, is a response…
The Beat Movement scared the hell out of America. After all, the Beats were dirty, they were obscene, they…
An Overview of LeRoi Jones’ Greatest Commentary on the Struggle of the Black Man and Racial Relations in Post-World War…
This essay first appeared in Beatdom #17, which you can find on Amazon. As a child, Allen Ginsberg didn’t get…
In the modern era the sustainability of both our daily lives and global systems has become an increasingly important issue.…
In this essay, I use a Marxist lens to examine Allen Ginsberg’s controversial and groundbreaking 1956 poem, Howl. Ginsberg, I…
In anticipation of Beatdom #17 - the POLITICS issue - we're releasing this one-off free PDF download of The Politics of…
There is much about the Beat Generation that is shrouded in confusion. Oftentimes it stems from wishful thinking on the…
To celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the Six Gallery reading - at which Allen Ginsberg first read from his poem,…
This essay originally appeared in Beatdom #15: the WAR issue. By Pat Thomas “Black Power: Find out what they…
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