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Top: Arts: Literature: Periods_and_Movements: Beat:

Beat (75)

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http://www.litkicks.com   » Literary Kicks Open in a new browser window
   A free-form study of Beat Literature, literary community and underground culture -- growing since 1994!
   http://www.litkicks.com

http://www.library.adelaide.edu.au/guide/hum/english/beats.html   » The Beat Generation and the Sixties: Open in a new browser window
   A guide to web resources, combining Beats and leading into the Hippies & 1960s. Created and maintained by Alan Keig, University of Adelaide Library, Australia. Adds a unique non-USA view of the Beats.
   http://www.library.adelaide.edu.au/guide/hum/english/beats.html


Sites:

http://www.vlib.us/beats/ablackout.html   » A Blackout Tavern Open in a new browser window
   Study in 1960s Folklore, by Pat O'Connor. The 1960s hippie scene in Wichita, KS. Includes photographs, and covers the first large LSD bust in Kansas.
   http://www.vlib.us/beats/ablackout.html

http://alex.edfac.usyd.edu.au/BLP/websites/LOUTTIT%20WEBSITE/Index.htm   » A Short Guide to Denton Welsh Open in a new browser window
   Author, painter. 1915-1948. Major literary influence on William Burroughs.
   http://alex.edfac.usyd.edu.au/BLP/websites/LOUTTIT%20WEBSITE/Index.htm

http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/00/9/beat.html   » A brief introduction to the beat (in) film Open in a new browser window
   An Analysis of Beat Cinema
   http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/00/9/beat.html

http://www.beatmuseum.org/   » American Museum of Beat Art Open in a new browser window
   Museum located in Pasadena, California. Featuring writers, poets, film, artists, photographs, manifestos, and critical writing.
   http://www.beatmuseum.org/

http://www.popmatters.com/chapter/Issue3/amram.html   » Amram, David. "A vanishing America?: Open in a new browser window
   Kerouac memories, a Guthrie symphony and a trip to Nathan’s Coney Island hot dog emporium
   http://www.popmatters.com/chapter/Issue3/amram.html

http://www.aramsaroyan.com   » Aram Saroyan, writer, poet, playwright Open in a new browser window
   An international writer with ties to the Beats; author of "The Saga of Lew Welch and the Beat Generation"
   http://www.aramsaroyan.com

http://www.altx.com/io/beatgeneration.html   » Ashcan Rantings and Kind King Light of Mind Open in a new browser window
   Why the Beats Still Matter by actor J.C. Shakespeare
   http://www.altx.com/io/beatgeneration.html

http://www.ashleighbrilliant.com/   » Ashleigh Brilliant Open in a new browser window
   artist and writer, creator of pot-shots cartoons, famous for their 17-word limit.
   http://www.ashleighbrilliant.com/

http://www.iowasource.com/arts/ashleighbrilliant_0705.html   » Ashleigh Brilliant & The Fine Art of Pot-Shots Open in a new browser window
   Wits of Bizdom: Interview by James Moore, The Iowa Source Magazine
   http://www.iowasource.com/arts/ashleighbrilliant_0705.html

http://jtlusk.com/fathers/   » Beat Fathers Open in a new browser window
   Run-ins with the law by the Beat Generation founders.
   http://jtlusk.com/fathers/

http://www.deniskitchen.com/thestore/prods/TC_JC_Beat.html   » Beat Generation Trading Cards Open in a new browser window
   Unique renderings of Beats by Jesse Crumb (son of R. Crumb) on promotional cards. Includes Lenny Bruce, William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and Thelonious Monk.
   http://www.deniskitchen.com/thestore/prods/TC_JC_Beat.html

http://beat.digihitch.com/   » Beat Generation and Bohemian Culture: digihitch.com Open in a new browser window
   Subcultural stories and resources with book reviews, recommended links, original articles and event listings. Featuring Jack Kerouac and influential beat characters.
   http://beat.digihitch.com/

http://www.glbtq.com/literature/beat_gen.html   » Beat Generation at the Gay, Lesbian, B, T, Queer Encyclopedia Open in a new browser window
   The writers of the Beat Generation, many of whom were gay or bisexual, endorsed gay rights as a part of their rebellion against inhibition and self-censorship.
   http://www.glbtq.com/literature/beat_gen.html

http://people.bu.edu/rcarney/beatmov/more.shtml   » Beat Movement Open in a new browser window
   An overview of Beat poetry, literature, history, and film.
   http://people.bu.edu/rcarney/beatmov/more.shtml

http://angelfire.com/al/filosofy/beatquote.html   » Beat Quotes Open in a new browser window
   Quotes by or pertaining to a beat author.
   http://angelfire.com/al/filosofy/beatquote.html

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/4840/thebeats/thebeats.htm   » Beat SuperNova Open in a new browser window
   A large list of beats and people related to the beat movement.
   http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/4840/thebeats/thebeats.htm

http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/88/beat-list.html   » Beat-L Open in a new browser window
   An online discussion forum devoted to the study of the lives and works of the writers of the Beat Generation, especially Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William Burroughs.
   http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/88/beat-list.html

http://www.vlib.us/beats/   » Beats In Kansas: the Beat Generation in the Heartland Open in a new browser window
   Collection of links and original articles. Many Beats were from Kansas. Original photos of William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Michael McClure.
   http://www.vlib.us/beats/

http://www.beatscene.net/   » Beatscene Open in a new browser window
   Magazine which documents and highlights the writers, poets, musicians and artists of America's Beat Generation.
   http://www.beatscene.net/

http://honors.umd.edu/HONR269J/bibBeats.html   » Bibliography of The Beat Generation Open in a new browser window
   Comprehensive list of books, articles and essays about the Beats from University of Maryland class: The Beat Begins - America in the 1950s
   http://honors.umd.edu/HONR269J/bibBeats.html

http://www.neonalley.org/beatgeneration.html   » Blue Neon Alley: The Beat Generation Open in a new browser window
   A directory articles and resources for authors of the beat generation.
   http://www.neonalley.org/beatgeneration.html

http://www.lewrockwell.com/miller/miller11.html   » Books by the Beat Generation Open in a new browser window
   Nice review of major books (collectables) by the Beats
   http://www.lewrockwell.com/miller/miller11.html

http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/as/staff/Harris/coldwarcor.pdf   » Cold War Correspondents: Ginsberg, Kerouac, Cassady, and the Political Economy of Beat Letters, Open in a new browser window
   by Dr. Oliver Harris, Dept. of American Studies, Keele University, England, leading Burroughs scholar.
   http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/as/staff/Harris/coldwarcor.pdf

http://www.connectotel.com/beat/beatchr1.html   » Cultural Chronology of Early Beat Generation Literature Open in a new browser window
   Annotated list of beat publication dates and events, by Larry Smith (Firelands College of BGSU)
   http://www.connectotel.com/beat/beatchr1.html

http://gaytoday.badpuppy.com/garchive/viewpoint/102797vi.htm   » Death Of The Beat Generation Open in a new browser window
   Gay Today magazine article by Jesse Monteagudo, written following the deaths of gay Beat writers William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg and Herbert Huncke, on their impact on modern culture.
   http://gaytoday.badpuppy.com/garchive/viewpoint/102797vi.htm

http://www.denvergov.org/AboutDenver/today_driving_beat_introduction.asp   » Denver's Beat Poetry Driving Tour Open in a new browser window
   Official Denver, CO, site with driving tour, including directions to many different sites and buildings related to Neal Cassady and Jack Kerouac. Includes bars, buildings, and locations, with photographs.
   http://www.denvergov.org/AboutDenver/today_driving_beat_introduction.asp

http://www.wordsareimportant.com/dharmabeat.htm   » Dharma Beat Links Open in a new browser window
   A directory on writer Jack Kerouac, and his friends, including Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, and Neal Cassady.
   http://www.wordsareimportant.com/dharmabeat.htm

http://www.goodie.org/   » Goodie Magazine Open in a new browser window
   Lost Beat poets
   http://www.goodie.org/

http://academics.vmi.edu/english/Beats.html   » Gordon Ball's Beat Generation Open in a new browser window
   Ball teaches at the Virginia Military Institute -- a photo of Allen Ginsberg teaching Ball's class is now a classic.
   http://academics.vmi.edu/english/Beats.html

http://www.vlib.us/beats/haightashburysongbook.html   » Haight Ashbury Song Book Open in a new browser window
   by Ashleigh Brilliant, 1967, San Francisco's "Songs of love and haight." Beat Generation to hippie transition.
   http://www.vlib.us/beats/haightashburysongbook.html

http://realitystudio.org/interviews/herbert_huncke_by_johnny_strike   » Herbert Huncke Interviewed Open in a new browser window
   Exclusive interview of Beat Generation icon by author Johnny Strike
   http://realitystudio.org/interviews/herbert_huncke_by_johnny_strike

http://www.hibblenradio.com/beat.html   » Hibblen Radio - Beat Generation Open in a new browser window
   A portfolio website for CBS News Radio reporter Michael Hibblen featuring sound clips of the Beat Generation
   http://www.hibblenradio.com/beat.html

http://ezone.org/ez/e2/articles/digaman.html   » How Beat Happened Open in a new browser window
   Article from SF Weekly.
   http://ezone.org/ez/e2/articles/digaman.html

http://www.huncke-times.com/   » Huncke Times Open in a new browser window
   Herbert Huncke, the original Beat; major influence on William Burroughs.
   http://www.huncke-times.com/

http://www.vlib.us/beats/mechemlow.html   » James Mechem, Beat Writer and Publisher, New York Open in a new browser window
   Caprice magazine founder; interviewed on his 80th birthday in 2003 by poet Denise Low.
   http://www.vlib.us/beats/mechemlow.html

http://emptymirrorbooks.com/keenan/   » Larry Keenan - Beat Generation & Counter-Culture Photography Galleries Open in a new browser window
   Featuring Keenan's famed fine art photographs of the Beat Generation & Hippies and counterculture, from 1964 to now. Includes a biography and exhibitions, publications. No photographer was closer to the Beats.
   http://emptymirrorbooks.com/keenan/

http://www.mcclure-manzarek.com/   » Michael McClure & Ray Manzarek Official Website Open in a new browser window
   Beat poet McClure & former Door's band member Manzarek's website focuses on their collaboration of music & poetry projects & publications, performances, books, CDs, and videos.
   http://www.mcclure-manzarek.com/

http://www.jimcheval.com/Mom   » Mom's Scrapbook Open in a new browser window
   In memory of Patricia Harrison, with notes on Kerouac, Ginsberg, Burroughs; also Louise Nevelson and others.
   http://www.jimcheval.com/Mom

http://www.vlib.us/beats/oconnor.html   » Moody's Skidrow Beanery Open in a new browser window
   In Wichita, Kansas, Moody Connell believed in a mix of hoboes and Beats and served them simple fare in a place to congregate, by Pat O'Connor.
   http://www.vlib.us/beats/oconnor.html

http://www.naropa.edu/audioarchive/whatinside.html   » Naropa University - Audio Archive Project Open in a new browser window
   Massive oral collection from Buddhist university; includes Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, William S. Burroughs, Philip Whalen, Michael McClure, Gary Snyder, Diane DiPrima, Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
   http://www.naropa.edu/audioarchive/whatinside.html

http://www.ironorchid.com/lawless/   » Panopticon Open in a new browser window
   Poems by Paul Farrar Lawless (1915-83), the forgotten beat poet. A dedicated pacifist, these poems reflect a spiritual journey to Mt. Shasta on the eve of America's involvement in WWII.
   http://www.ironorchid.com/lawless/

http://www.paulbowles.org/photoslit3.html   » Paul Bowles Photographs Open in a new browser window
   Literary friends of writer Bowles, visiting him in Tangier in 1950s and 1960s. Includes Ginsberg, Burroughs, Corso.
   http://www.paulbowles.org/photoslit3.html

http://www.emptymirrorbooks.com/thirdpage/phlmbio.html   » Philomene Long -- Interview for Ruta 66 Open in a new browser window
   By Jordi Pujol Nadal. Greenwich Village native and the Beat Queen of Venice, CA, poet Long and her late husband, poet John Thomas, helped create the Los Angeles poetry scene.
   http://www.emptymirrorbooks.com/thirdpage/phlmbio.html

http://www.poembeat.com/index.html   » PoLarity eMagazine Open in a new browser window
   New American Bohemian Literature, George Wallace, editor. Fiction, photographs, Beat events
   http://www.poembeat.com/index.html

http://www.vlib.us/beats/mccrary.html   » Remembering William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg Open in a new browser window
   Personal observations by poet Jim McCrary, a longtime friend of Burroughs, and his office manager for ten years.
   http://www.vlib.us/beats/mccrary.html

http://www.ruinedtime.com   » Ruined Time: The 1950s and the Beat Open in a new browser window
   Memoir of the Great Depression, World War II, and the 1950s with an uniquely Beat outlook.
   http://www.ruinedtime.com

http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/04/12/beats/index.html   » Salon Books | Breaking up with the Beats Open in a new browser window
   Kerouac and company were David Gates' first literary loves -- but he had to get off their road.
   http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/04/12/beats/index.html

http://www.bigmagic.com/pages/blackj/column26.html   » San Franciso Renaissance Open in a new browser window
   6 Poets at 6 Gallery by Al Aronowitz
   http://www.bigmagic.com/pages/blackj/column26.html

http://rant.bizland.com/beatnik.html   » Semiology: Beats Vs. Beatniks In 1950s American Culture Open in a new browser window
   by Grant L. Allen. Transition from beat idea to beatnik myth distorted the original almost beyond recognition.
   http://rant.bizland.com/beatnik.html

http://www.mundomundo.com/6-poets.html   » Six Poets at Six Gallery Open in a new browser window
   October 7, 1955 reading with Michael McClure, Philip Lamantia, Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, Phil Whalen, Kenneth Rexroth, San Francisco. First reading of "Howl" by Ginsberg. Start of modern oral poetry tradition.
   http://www.mundomundo.com/6-poets.html

http://www.emptymirrorbooks.com/thirdpage/withperkoff.html   » Stuart Perkoff / Philomene Long - Death Bed Conversation Open in a new browser window
   A central figure in the Venice Beat scene, poet Perkoff died at age 44 on June 24, 1974. Beat Poet Long was his lover.
   http://www.emptymirrorbooks.com/thirdpage/withperkoff.html

http://www.rooknet.com/beatpage/   » The Beat Page Open in a new browser window
   Biographies, photos and included works of Beat Generation writers.
   http://www.rooknet.com/beatpage/

http://www.bigmagic.com/pages/blackj/1beat.html   » The Beat Papers of Al Aronowitz Open in a new browser window
   A collection of interviews, memories and articles by the late Aronowitz, the infamous Black Listed Journalist, who was actually there; close friend of Ginsberg and introduced Bob Dylan to the Beatles.
   http://www.bigmagic.com/pages/blackj/1beat.html

http://homepage.mac.com/thorntonstreiff/beatvortex.html   » The Beat Vortex Open in a new browser window
   Poet Lee Streiff's site on the many Beat Generation artists that lived in Wichita, KS. Covers 1947-1966; includes Dave Haselwood, Charles Plymell; with original photos of Bruce Conner and Michael McClure in high school, other rare views of early 1950s.
   http://homepage.mac.com/thorntonstreiff/beatvortex.html

http://thecriticalpoet.tripod.com/quizbeats.html   » The Critical Poet Beat Generation Quiz Open in a new browser window
   Take the Beat Generation Quiz and see how smart you really are.
   http://thecriticalpoet.tripod.com/quizbeats.html

http://www.sfsu.edu/~poetry/   » The Poetry Center and American Poetry Archives Open in a new browser window
   San Francsico State University; artist biographies and MP3 audio files; founded in 1954 on the basis of a gift by W.H. Auden.
   http://www.sfsu.edu/~poetry/

http://wild-bohemian.com/   » The Wild Bohemian Home Page Open in a new browser window
   Colin Pringle's articles and directory on wild cats and chicks, Hippies, the Beat Generation, Bohemian bands, outlaw bikers.
   http://wild-bohemian.com/

http://www.richmondreview.co.uk/features/campbe01.html   » The birth of the beatnik Open in a new browser window
   by James Campbell, author of This is the Beat Generation, 1999. Excellant background to the naming of the beats by Herb Caen -- post Sputnik.
   http://www.richmondreview.co.uk/features/campbe01.html

http://www.harbour.sfu.ca/~hayward/UnspeakableVisions/page1.html   » Unspeakable Visions: The Beat Generation and The Bohemian Dialectic. Open in a new browser window
   by Michael Haywood. 1991 paper on the history of the Beat writers in print, from their early stirrings in the underground press, through to their publication by mainstream publishers.
   http://www.harbour.sfu.ca/~hayward/UnspeakableVisions/page1.html

http://www.alsopreview.com/columns/foley/jfmminterview3.html   » What Are Souls? An Interview with Michael McClure Open in a new browser window
   by Jack Foley, includes discussion of Six Gallery reading, 1955, of "For the Death of 100 Whales" poem.
   http://www.alsopreview.com/columns/foley/jfmminterview3.html

http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/exhibits/sixties/beatsny.html   » the beats: new york Open in a new browser window
   University of Virginia. Sharp cover images of first-edition books by William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and Neal Cassady.
   http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/exhibits/sixties/beatsny.html


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