Michael McClure and Spirit: The Physical FormMichael McClure’s “SONG” is a short poem referencing physical form and the malleability of spirit. McClure used poetry as a literary outlet…Mar 20, 20232Mar 20, 20232
The Dullness of a Conforming AudienceAmiri Baraka uses allusion in his poem “In Memory of Radio” to separate himself from the conforming American masses on a public and…Mar 13, 20232Mar 13, 20232
Spirituality & Hallucination: A Powerful DuoMichael McClure’s “Peyote Poem” references spirituality through psychedelics. Peyote is a small cactus with psychoactive properties that…Feb 20, 20232Feb 20, 20232
Spontaneous Prose: To Write Without ConsciousnessThe Beat Generation, rebellious in nature, focused less on collective thinking and more on independent thought. In Kerouac’s “Belief &…Jan 30, 20231Jan 30, 20231
Conformity: The Killer of PassionAllen Ginsberg’s “Howl” serves as a remembrance of Beat Poets lost to American conformity. Ginsberg uses an informal structure that…Jan 23, 20231Jan 23, 20231
Origins of the Beat Generation“The word “beat” originally meant poor, down and out, deadbeat, on the bum, sad, sleeping in subways. Now that the word is belonging…Jan 20, 2023Jan 20, 2023
