Beat Generation, Author, Poetry, Music & Arts Resources

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Beat Generation & Related Writers

Michael McClure

• Michael McClure - The official website. Newly launched, and growing fast with audio, video, news, books, CDs, DVDs, & more.
• Michael McClure & Ray Manzarek - Performances, bios, & liberational writings.
• Michael McClure at Light & Dust - Poems, biographical information, & more.
• Michael McClure selected bibliography, 1956-present.

Allen Ginsberg

• Allen Ginsberg Official Website - Biography, books, information & more.
• American Sentences - Explores the haiku-based form created by Allen Ginsberg.

Ted Joans

• Ted Joans Lives! Tribute (on this site)
• Ted Joans links & info (on this site)

Jack Kerouac

• Dharma Beat: A Jack Kerouac Website -- Kerouac info, calendar, & links.
• Lowell Celebrates Kerouac Festival - Held annually in Kerouac's hometown.

Ken Kesey

• Ken Kesey - Key-Z Productions - Kesey, Merry Pranksters, Beats, Grateful Dead.
• Pranksterweb - Ken Kesey & Merry Pranksters info.
• Ken Kesey & Ken Babbs - Intrepid Trips - Furthur Travels with the Pranksters!

More Beat & Copacetic Writers...

• Paul Bowles & Jane Bowles Official Site - Bio, interviews, articles, bibliography.
• Richard Brautigan bibliography - Tremendous! Biography, context, & photos.
• Robert Briggs - Author of Ruined Time: The 1950s & The Beat, & other works.
• Reality Studio, William S. Burroughs Community - Collecting, texts, & lots more.
• Diane di Prima - The official website. Bio, books, readings, reviews, workshops.
• Lawrence Ferlinghetti - Bio, books, schedule... On City Lights Books' website.
• Jack Micheline Foundation - Writings, biography, bibliography, photos, etc.
• Henry Miller Library - In Big Sur, California.
• H.D. Moe - Avant-Garde Poetry and Philosophy.
• Will Petersen / Plucked Chicken Press
• Kenneth Rexroth Archive, at Ken Knabb's Bureau of Public Secrets.
• Kenneth Tindall - Official site of novelist.
• A.D. Winans' official site & MySpace page are chock full of poems & photos.
• Bill Ectric's website and blog.
• Verdant Press offers info on Wallace Berman, d.a. levy, Kent Taylor & others.
• John Long - Author of "Drugs & the Beats."

Bands & Artists, and Music-Related

• Bob Dylan
• Michael McClure & Ray Manzarek
• Beyond from Within - Psychedelic Folk / Pop / Rock from Steve Andrews
• Craig Louis Dingman - Blues Singer-Songwriter
• Acoustic Songs by Drew Blackard
• David Aaron - New York singer-songwriter
• Secrets in Stereo - Independent Progressive Pop - Josh Ryan's music & blog.
• Mika Tubinshlak - Original Songs & Russian Bards Songs Translations
• Folk Music Archives - A tremendous historical resource.

Photography, Cinema & Theatre

• Larry Keenan - Beat Generation & Counterculture Photos -
  A visual trip through 40 years of counterculture! Larry's subjects include Bay Area bands, Bob Dylan, major Beat figures, and more...from 1965 to present.
• 14167 Films - Home of the film "Curses & Sermons," inspired by a poem by Michael McClure
• Birth of the Cool - John Turnbull's Beat spoken word & jazz show.
• UBU Web - Rare & o.p. avant-garde, poetry, & music films in streaming format.
• Allen Ginsberg Live in London DVD - Recorded in 1995 at Heaven Nightclub.
• Beat Angel - A movie starring Vincent Balestri as Jack Kerouac.
• Canyon Cinema - Independent filmmakers & experimental film distribution

Beat Generation Resources

• Beat Supernova - Writings, opinions, and a humongous annotated list of Beats.
• Beatnet - A German site, offering reviews, a Corso tribute & books for sale.

Beat Generation & Counterculture Art & Artifacts

• The American Museum of Beat Art - Exhibition of Beat Generation art.
• Psychedelicat Vintage Goods - Vintage Cool from the 1950s 1960s & 1970s!
• Universoul Lightforms - Psychedelic art prints by a veteran of the '60s SF lightshows.
• The Beat Museum - Lots of Beat Generation artifacts on display in San Fran..

Book Collecting, Booksellers & Book Search

Therre are too many to list on this page! So, these links have moved to their own page: Beat Booksellers & Collecting Resources

Modern Poetry & Literature Resources

• The 3rd Page: A Journal of Ongrowing Natures - Edited by Hammond Guthrie, The 3rd Page is packed with first-rate writing & art.
• Ron Silliman's Blog - Ron's blog focuses on contemporary poetry and poetics.
• PoetsWest - Resource for Pacific Northwest poets, poetry events, and more.
• Modern American Poetry - Info on an enormous number of modern poets.
• Textetc - Modern poetry, craft & theory. Thoughtful & filled to the brim with info.

More Writers, Poets & Artists We Like

• S. R. Lavin, aka Sholom - Poet, author, lyricist.
• Robert Kigel's biography of Abraham Lincoln
• Edwin Romond - Award-winning poet offers programs for students & educators.
• Flash Fiction & Short Stories - Mysteries, suspense & humor by George Bryjak.
• Katie Pfeiffer - Painter - Original, funky art brut / outsider art paintings.
• Emotive Contemporary English Poetry by Keith & Elizabeth Stanley-Mallett

Websites, Web Hosting, & Web Promotion for Writers & Artists

• Quanta Webdesign, Promotion & Webhosting - Custom effective, affordable web design & promotion for writers, musicians, artists, & others.

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