Tag Archives: Beats

“Thanx 4 Nothing”

Posted on December 15, 2019 by

I just discovered that the artist and Beat poet John Giorno died in October. You can be forgiven if you are not familiar with him, but in the 60s and 70s he was a prominent figure in the New York … Continue reading →

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Drunks in doorways, Moons on trees

Posted on March 21, 2018 by

This  Monday, Bill Murray popped-up at SXSW in Austin, Texas for an impromptu street poetry reading of the great Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s short work “Dog”. The reading was not spontaneous, but part of a national promotional campaign for director … Continue reading →

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Nowhere to go but everywhere

Posted on August 16, 2016 by

“There was nowhere to go but everywhere…”

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Writing Lessons From William S. Burroughs

Posted on August 15, 2015 by

Back in 1979, William S. Burroughs taught a writing course for Boulder Colorado’s Naropa University. Thanks to the magic of YouTube we can all learn the secrets of the Beat icon. The three part video series covers Burroughs’s views on writing … Continue reading →

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On The Road

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Call Allen Ginsberg

Posted on April 15, 2015 by

I nearly forgot to mention that this is National Poetry Month. To celebrate San Francisco’s literary heritage and to commemorate the Beat Poets, a clever cabal of contemporary hipsters developed the “Call Allen Ginsberg” project. They installed street art pieces … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 27, 2014 by
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William S. Burroughs: What a cut-up

Posted on November 3, 2014 by

I just saw that Penguin Modern Classics will be reissuing William S. Burroughs’ mind-bending cut-up trilogy with some appropriately sinister cover art by Julian House. You may not recognize his name, but House is responsible for some awesome album cover … Continue reading →

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Yes, We Love the Infographics

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

 

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