The Beats

A group about that notorious beat generation that will never get old. The central elements of the "Beat" culture include rejection of mainstream American values, experimentation with drugs and alternate forms of sexuality, and an interest in Eastern spirituality. Join this group if you're interested in discussing the life and works of these...more »

A group about that notorious beat generation that will never get old. The central elements of the "Beat" culture include rejection of mainstream American values, experimentation with drugs and alternate forms of sexuality, and an interest in Eastern spirituality. Join this group if you're interested in discussing the life and works of these authors:

Jack Kerouac
William S. Burroughs
Allen Ginsberg
Neal Cassady
Gregory Corso
Herbert Huncke
Peter Orlovsky
John Clellon Holmes
Gary Snyder
Philip Whalen
Lew Welch
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Harold Norse
Kirby Doyle
Michael McClure
Frank O'Hara « less