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A free-form study of Beat Literature, literary community and underground culture -- growing since 1994!
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http://www.library.adelaide.edu.au/guide/hum/english/beats.html

» The Beat Generation and the Sixties

A guide to web resources, combining Beats and leading into the Hippies and 1960s. Created and maintained by Alan Keig, University of Adelaide Library, Australia. Adds a non-USA view of the Beats.
http://www.library.adelaide.edu.au/guide/hum/english/beats.html

» A Blackout Tavern
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
Author, painter. 1915-1948. Major literary influence on William Burroughs.
http://alex.edfac.usyd.edu.au/BLP/websites/LOUTTIT%20WEBSITE/Index.htm

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

» Ah Puch Is Here
Malcolm McNeill and William Burroughs - art work for unpublished image novel (aka, Ah Pook Is Here) created in early 1970s in London.
http://www.burroughsmcneillart.com/

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2007/apr2007/gins-a05.shtml

» Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl”: Fifty years later and in its own time
By Andras Gyorgy; World Socialist take on the conditions that the Beats wrote in versus current realites.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2007/apr2007/gins-a05.shtml

» American Museum of Beat Art
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?:
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://wiredforbooks.org/anncharters/index.htm

» Ann Charters Interview
1992 audio interview by Don Swaim with author of Beat Down to Your Soul: What Was the Beat Generation, and The Portable Beat Reader.
http://wiredforbooks.org/anncharters/index.htm

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

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

http://www.iowasource.com/arts/ashleighbrilliant_0705.html

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

» Beat Footprints in NYC
A photographic essay of Beat Generation landmarks in New York City.
http://www.beatfootprints.com/Site/Home.html

http://deniskitchen.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=TC_JC.Beat&Category_Code=

» Beat Generation Trading Cards
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://deniskitchen.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=TC_JC.Beat&Category_Code=

» Beat Generation and Bohemian Culture: digihitch.com
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
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

» Beat Movement
An overview of Beat poetry, literature, history, and film.
http://people.bu.edu/rcarney/beatmov/more.shtml

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

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

http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/88/beat-list.html

» Beat-L
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.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/88/beat-list.html

» Beats In Kansas: the Beat Generation in the Heartland
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/

» Beatscene
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
A 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.kerouacalley.com/beatgeneration.html

» Blue Neon Alley: The Beat Generation
A directory articles and resources for authors of the beat generation.
http://www.kerouacalley.com/beatgeneration.html

http://www.lewrockwell.com/miller/miller11.html

» Books by the Beat Generation
Nice review of major books (collectables) by the Beats, by Dr. Donald W. Miller, Jr.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/miller/miller11.html

» Brautigan, Richard (1935-1984)
Bibliography and information about the writer told in text, images, and other resources. Maintained by John F. Barber.
http://www.brautigan.net/

» Celestial Homework
Reading list with links for "Literary History of the Beat Generation," a course taught by Allen Ginsberg at Naropa Institute in 1977
http://levity.com/digaland/celestial/

http://home.swbell.net/worchel/charkey.htm

» Characters In Beat and Bohemian Literature
Listing by person's last name to their fictional character name(s) in Beat literature. From Worchel Institute for the Study of Beat and Bohemian Literature.
http://home.swbell.net/worchel/charkey.htm

http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/as/staff/Harris/coldwarcor.pdf

» Cold War Correspondents: Ginsberg, Kerouac, Cassady, and the Political Economy of Beat Letters,
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

» Corso - The Last Beat
Documentary film following Beat co-founder Gregory Corso, "on the road" in Europe retracing the early days of "The Beats".
http://www.corsothefilm.com

http://www.connectotel.com/beat/beatchr1.html

» Cultural Chronology of Early Beat Generation Literature
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
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
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
A directory on writer Jack Kerouac, and his friends, including Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, and Neal Cassady.
http://www.wordsareimportant.com/dharmabeat.htm

» Goodie Magazine
Lost Beat poets
http://www.goodie.org/

http://academics.vmi.edu/english/Beats.html

» Gordon Ball's Beat Generation
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
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://www.thebeatmuseum.org/norse_bio.html

» Harold Norse, Poet
Norse (1916- ) was among the American expatriates in Europe during the 1950's and early 1960's. He was an occupant of the Beat Hotel, Paris, where he first caught up with the Beat generation writers in 1960. Poet William Carlos Williams was his mentor.
http://www.thebeatmuseum.org/norse_bio.html

http://realitystudio.org/scholarship/henry-miller-and-william-burroughs-an-overview/

» Henry Miller and William Burroughs: An Overview
Reality Studio's: the influence of Henry Miller on Burroughs at Harvard in September 1935, his senior year, when the Harvard Advocate printed Miller, his first publication in America.
http://realitystudio.org/scholarship/henry-miller-and-william-burroughs-an-overview/

http://realitystudio.org/interviews/herbert_huncke_by_johnny_strike

» Herbert Huncke Interviewed
Exclusive interview of Beat Generation icon by author Johnny Strike
http://realitystudio.org/interviews/herbert_huncke_by_johnny_strike

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

» How Beat Happened
Article from SF Weekly.
http://ezone.org/ez/e2/articles/digaman.html

» Huncke Times
Herbert Huncke, the original Beat; major influence on William Burroughs.
http://www.huncke-times.com/

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

» Larry Keenan - Beat Generation & Counter-Culture Photography Galleries
Featuring Keenan's famed fine art photographs of the Beat Generation and 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.vlib.us/beats/malcolmmcneill.html

» Malcolm McNeill Interview on William Burroughs, Ah Puch Is Here
Emmy award winning artist McNeill worked with Burroughs in London during early 1970s, on comic series, The Unspeakable Mr. Hart, and graphic novel, Ah Puch Is Here (aka, Ah Pook is Here), from Beats In Kansas, 2007
http://www.vlib.us/beats/malcolmmcneill.html

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

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

» Moody's Skidrow Beanery
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

» Naropa University - Audio Archive Project
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.archive.org/details/naropa

http://realitystudio.org/scholarship/cutting-up-the-archive-william-burroughs-and-the-composite-text/

» Oliver Harris on Burroughs
Dr. Harris, a leading Beat scholar on "William Burroughs and the Composite Text," presented at the 4th Annual Symposium on Textual Studies, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK; 25 May 2007.
http://realitystudio.org/scholarship/cutting-up-the-archive-william-burroughs-and-the-composite-text/

» Panopticon
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
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
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

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

» Remembering William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg
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.alaronowitz.com/column75k.html

» Robert Cass, New Orleans Beat Legend
Dennis Formento interviews Robert Cass, New Orleans' oldest living beatnik, 1999. Cass published "Climax: A Creative Review in the Jazz Spirit" in 1955 and 1956 from the bar, A Quarterite Place, 733 Bourbon St. It was among the earliest of the B
http://www.alaronowitz.com/column75k.html

» Ruined Time: The 1950s and the Beat
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
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

» San Francisco Renaissance
6 Poets at 6 Gallery by Al Aronowitz.
http://www.bigmagic.com/pages/blackj/column26.html

» Semiology: Beats Vs. Beatniks In 1950s American Culture
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.shapesoftime.net/pages/viewpage.asp?uniqid=11769

» Shapes of Time: The Beats
by Marshall Mateer, Belfast; memories of buying Seymour Krim's "The Beats" in Northern Ireland in 1962, by the then 17-year old Mateer.
http://www.shapesoftime.net/pages/viewpage.asp?uniqid=11769

» Six Poets at Six Gallery
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
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

» The Beat Page
Biographies, photos and included works of Beat Generation writers.
http://www.rooknet.net/beatpage/

http://www.bigmagic.com/pages/blackj/1beat.html

» The Beat Papers of Al Aronowitz
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
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
Take the Beat Generation Quiz and see how smart you really are.
http://thecriticalpoet.tripod.com/quizbeats.html

» The Poetry Center and American Poetry Archives
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/

» The Wild Bohemian Home Page
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
By James Campbell, author of This is the Beat Generation, 1999. Excellent background to the naming of the beats by Herb Caen - post Sputnik.
http://www.richmondreview.co.uk/features/campbe01.html

http://www.rooknet.net/beatpage/writers/holmes.html

» This is the Beat Generation
by John Clellon Holmes, A 26-year-old defines his times, New York Times Magazine, Nov. 16, 1952. Very early essay on Beats; Holmes also wrote novel "Go" in 1952, the first book to cover Kerouac, Ginsberg, et al.
http://www.rooknet.net/beatpage/writers/holmes.html

http://www.harbour.sfu.ca/~hayward/UnspeakableVisions/page1.html

» Unspeakable Visions: The Beat Generation and The Bohemian Dialectic.
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
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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_Generation

» Wikipedia: Beat Generation
Detailed article lists principal writers in New York, San Francisco and elsewhere, and explains links to music, visual arts, and drug and alcohol use. With section on anti-Beats such as Norman Podhoretz.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_Generation

http://www.vlib.us/beats/burroughsginsberg.html

» William Burroughs & Allen Ginsberg: PJs photograph
Morning in Burroughs' house, with Beat founders in old fashion cotton pajamas. 1984, by Pat Elliott, Lawrence, KS
http://www.vlib.us/beats/burroughsginsberg.html

http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/exhibits/sixties/beatsny.html

» the beats: new york
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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