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(Brief) Intro To Beat Generation |
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by Dave Thorvald Olson |
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A rollicking rapid-fire, mixed-media introduction to the |
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Beat Generation - made especially for youth - including: |
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* what made The Beats, *the beats* (ergo: time, place, |
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circumstance, intentions, global mindset, searching for |
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"holy") |
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* characteristics of style (freeverse, spontaneous prose, |
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collaboration, diversity, art + craft + integrity) |
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* notable writers and characters including: Jack Kerouac, |
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Allen Ginsberg William S. Burroughs, Gary Snyder, Neal |
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Cassady, Lawrence Ferlinghetti |
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* roots and branches extending from the Beats like: Merry |
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Pranksters, folkies, hippies, yippies, punks, DIY and |
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even "digital nomads" |
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* riffs about censorship, "obscenity" trials, sexuality, |
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religiosity |
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* call to action about the importance everyone with |
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something to say "saying it" including YOU |
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* plus more notable writers: Gregory Corso, Richard |
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Brautigan, Ruth Weiss, Diane DiParma & currently working |
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Ron Whitehead and Anne Waldman |
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* namechecks and cameos for: The Clash, Tom Waits, Jello |
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Biafra, Ken Kesey, Wang Ping, Masa Uehara, Nanao Sakaki |
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many more... |
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Presented from a historic barn in provincial Japan with |
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vinyl records, artifacts, ephemera, loads of books, |
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postcards etc by storymaker Dave Olson who invites you to |
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ask questions via postcard (address included within). |
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Educational Non-commercial Use |
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Attribution "Dave Olson - daveostory.com" |
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Share Alike, Share it all or not at all |
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*Best Efforts* on photo credits. If errors or omission, |
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please advise. |
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All used under Fair Use Doctrine. Book covers and records |
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are self-crediting. Uncredited items most likely from |
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personal archives. |
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Includes vinyl of Allen Ginsberg reading Howl and Jack |
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Kerouac reading excerpts from and about On the |
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Road/Visions of Cody on a Yamaha GT 2000 turntable (GT |
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stands for Gigantic and Tremendous, really), and excerpt |
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of song from Vancouver bard Dan Mangan. |
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Finally, a list of links to continue exploration: |
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Beat Museum: https://kerouac.com |
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A. Ginsberg Project: https://allenginsberg.org |
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Beat Studies Assoc: https://beatstudies.org |
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City Lights books and pub: https://citylights.com |
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Lit Kicks:https:// litkicks.com |
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Beatdom mag: https://beatdom.com |
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Beat/Head/Prankster/Fixer Brian Land: |
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https://brianhassett.com |
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Poet Wang Ping: https://wangping.com |
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Poet Laureate: https://www.outlawpoetmovie.com/ |
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Dan Mangan, bard: https://danmanganmusic.com |
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Creative Life Archive: https://daveostory.com |
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Date Published: 2022-03-25 04:12:54 |
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Identifier: brief-intro-to-beat-generation |
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Item Size: 2147483647 |
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Language: eng |
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Media Type: movies |
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