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The Beat Mixtapes
Student Writing on Beat Poetry and Its Historical Soundtrack
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Spring 2024
Ruth Weiss: The Beat Goddess Using Association
Ruth Weiss: The Beat Goddess Using Association
Ruth weiss was a Beat poet, performer, playwright and artist. She was born into a Jewish family in Berlin, 1928, though leaving with her…
Halise Ozdemir
Mar 10
The Human Tumbleweed
The Human Tumbleweed
The poem starts by evoking an odd image in the minds of the readers.
Bella Scavo
Mar 10
Viva La Vie Boheme
Viva La Vie Boheme
Amiri Baraka (also known as Leroi Jones) was a founding member of the Black Arts Movement. An inspiration to many, he was never afraid to…
Bella Scavo
Mar 3
Psychedelic Substances, Creativity, and Body
Psychedelic Substances, Creativity, and Body
The rise of psychedelic use in the 1960s struck controversy across the United States. Yet, the introduction of many drugs, such as LSD, for…
Karla Joseph
Feb 18
Michael McClure: The Psychedelic Era
Michael McClure: The Psychedelic Era
Michael McClure, born on October 20th, 1932, was involved with the Psychedelic Era. Beat poets, as well as musicians, used psychedelics to…
Cailin Miller
Feb 18
Horrors of War: Michael McClure and the Whales
Horrors of War: Michael McClure and the Whales
Michael McClure evokes the brutal slaughter of killer whales by referencing Francisco Goya’s “The Disasters of War.”
Dakota Hurley
Feb 18
The Hallucinogenic Spectrum
The Hallucinogenic Spectrum
Using literary tools in writing is one thing, but using drugs is another. While accompanied by suddenly conjured objects, exaggerated…
Aiden Peterson
Feb 18
Minds Filled With Stones: “Riprap” by Gary Snyder
Minds Filled With Stones: “Riprap” by Gary Snyder
Gary Snyder was born on May 8th, 1930, and was apart of the beat generation. He is an American poet and an environmental activist that is…
Halise Ozdemir
Feb 11
Gary Snyder: The Power of Imagery
Gary Snyder: The Power of Imagery
In Snyder’s poem “Praise for Sick Women” he approaches the controversy of women’s rights. During this time, women had begun to fight…
Eva McAree
Feb 11
A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Image
A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Image
Gary Snyder might not be as well-known as Allen Ginsberg or Jack Kerouac. However, his critique on the order of the world is just as…
Bella Scavo
Feb 11
Intent vs Impact: Gary Snyder’s “Praise of Sick Women”
Intent vs Impact: Gary Snyder’s “Praise of Sick Women”
Gary Snyder utilizes visual imagery in his poem “Praise For Sick Women” to depict women's reproductive and menstrual functions. Despite the…
Alyssa Blanco
Feb 11
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