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Burroughs meets Mugwump

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Allen Ginsberg's "A Further Proposal" - The Allen Ginsberg Project

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Burroughs & Ginsberg

Poetic Likeness

Allen Ginsberg 1926-1997. Robert Wesley Wilson - 1937. Copy after: Larry Keenan, Jr. (born 1943). Publisher: Cranium Press (active 1960s-1970s). Offset lithographic poster, 1967

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And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks

The legendary novel whose true events inspired the film KILL YOUR DARLINGS In the summer of 1944, a shocking murder rocked the fledgling Beats. William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, both still unknown, we inspired by the crime to collaborate on a novel, a hard-boiled tale of bohemian New York during World War II, full of drugs and art, obsession and brutality, with scenes and characters drawn from their own lives. Finally published after more than sixty years, this is a captivating read, and incomparable literary artifact, and a window into the lives and art of two of the twentieth century's most influential writers.

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An 18-Hour Playlist of Readings by the Beats: Kerouac, Ginsberg & Even Bukowski Too

18 hours of Beat generation writings, read by the authors - not to be missed!

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Beatniks, Bongos & Berets

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City Lights Bookstore

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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University Of Toronto

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Girl Prom

Coming Of Age

Poets

Memoirs of a Beatnik - Paperback

Long regarded as an underground classic for its gritty and unabashedly erotic portrayal of the Beat years, Memoirs of a Beatnik is a moving account of a powerful woman artist coming of age sensually and intellectually in a movement dominated by a small confederacy of men, many of whom she lived with and loved. Filled with anecdotes about her adventures in New York City, Diane di Prima's memoir shows her learning to "raise her rebellion into art," and making her way toward literary success. Memoirs of a Beatnik offers a fascinating narrative about the courage and triumphs of the imagination. Product DetailsISBN-13: 9780140235395 Media Type: Paperback Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Publication Date: 08-01-1998 Pages: 208 Product Dimensions: 5.07(w) x 7.71(h) x 0.55(d)About the Author Di