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The Story Of Neal Cassady, The Lesser-Known Beat Figure Who Inspired Jack Kerouac And Allen Ginsberg
Though he never published a book during his life, Neal Cassady was one of the main inspirations for the Beat Generation. He's ...
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Three Poets: The Tale of Gerd, Carl & Allen
Gerd Stern, who has died at 96, formed a lifelong bond with Allen Ginsberg and Carl Solomon. Ten years ago, he wrote about how they had met in a psychiatric hospital. In the late 1940s ...
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Ginsberg's Inferno: Dante and “Howl”
Style, Vol. 46, No. 1, Public Discourse, Forms, Plots, and Consciousness (Spring 2012), pp. 89-94 (6 pages) In “Howl” Ginsberg places his own revolutionary poetry of suffering—his portrayal of outcast ...
‘The Comeback’ by Annie Zaidi: Art and friendship, tainted by some ugly business
Annie Zaidi's compulsively readable short novel ‘The Comeback’ forces us to take a good long look at our dormant friendships ...
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Gerd Stern, Beat Era Poet and Multimedia Artist, Dies at 96
He met Allen Ginsberg in Manhattan when both were briefly checked into Columbia Presbyterian Psychiatric Institute. He built musical instruments for the avant-garde composer Harry Partch.
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
The most famous authors connected to the movement include Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs. The name Beat was coined by one of the fathers of this literary movement—Jack ...
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Michael Stipe, Orville Peck, Patti Smith, and More Perform at 2025 Tibet House Benefit Concert: Photos + Review
Michael Stipe, Jackson Browne, Pattie Smith, Orville Peck, and more performed at the 2025 Tibet House Benefit Concert at ...