Links to Beat Generation writers, artists, and resources • Empty Mirror

Here are some Beat Generation resources, writers, poets, artists, musicians, and organizations.

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Beat Generation & Related Writers

Larry Keenan – Beat Generation & Counterculture Photos – Photos of the Beats, Bay Area bands, Bob Dylan & more, from 1965 to present. A visual trip through 40 years of counterculture!

Paul Bowles & Jane Bowles Official Site – Bio, interviews, articles, bibliography.
Richard Brautigan – Biography, context, & photos.
Neeli Cherkovski – Poetry, writings, events schedule & more.
Ken Kesey – Key-Z Productions – Kesey, Pranksters, Beats, Grateful Dead.
David Kherdian
Henry Miller Library – In Big Sur, California.
Harold Norse – Tribute site includes books, photos, writings & much more.
Charles Plymell
George Quasha – Art, poetry and writing…
Kenneth Rexroth Archive, at Ken Knabb’s Bureau of Public Secrets.
Hunter S. Thompson Books – A resource and bibliography
A.D. Winans’ – Read his poetry & get the latest news.

The Daily Beat – Rick Dale, author of The Beat Handbook, on all things Beat.
Beatdom – Literary journal dedicated to the study of the Beat Generation.
Blues.gr – Blog posts and interviews about the Beats (Blues music, too).
a href=”http://beatstudies.org/”>Beat Studies Association – Researching, writing and teaching about the Beat Generation.
European Beat Studies Network – Brings together those who share an academic or creative interest in Beat culture.
Mimeo Mimeo – Focuses on the mimeo revolution, artists’ books, & typography.
Dharma Beat: A Jack Kerouac Website – Kerouac info, calendar, & links.
Beatnet – A German site, offering reviews, a Corso tribute & books for sale.
Retracing Jack Kerouac – Documents the places in Kerouac’s life & work with photos.
A comprehensive list of recordings relsting to Jack Kerouac and/or Neal Cassady.

Robert Briggs – Author of Ruined Time: The 1950s & The Beat, & other works.
John Dorfner – Author of two books about Jack Kerouac.
Bill Ectric’s website and blog.
Joerg Haeske– author of Anywhere Road: Retracing Jack Kerouac.
John Long – Author of Drugs & the Beats.
Gerald Nicosia – Author of One and Only: The Untold Story of On the Road & other books.
Verdant Press – Bibliographic info on many small-press & Beat-related poets (i.e., Wallace Berman, d.a. levy, Kent Taylor).

The American Museum of Beat Art – Exhibition of Beat Generation art, in Alhambra, CA.
The Beat Museum – Beat Generation events & artifacts on display in San Francisco.
Ferus Gallery – A tribute webpage to west coast Beat artists.
Lowell Celebrates Kerouac Festival – Held annually in Kerouac’s hometown.
Kerouac Project – Writer’s residency program, in the Orlando house Kerouac lived in.

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.