Quote: J. D. McClatchy, regarding poets
“A poet — as distinct from other, perhaps more persuasive, kinds of writers — can only unstitch the weave of […]
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Beat life: Candid Kerouac and Pals
Bit more Jack Kerouac magic for you… This candid, “scenes of life” outside an everydayish restaurant in New York footage
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Libraries / Museums / Archives, Typewriters, Writing Life
Typewriters: Noble and Legendary machines, as seen at The Beat Museum, SF, 2018
Noble and Legendary Typewriters, as evidenced at The Beat Museum, North Beach, San Francisco, Republic of California.
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“You’re a Genius All the Time” ~ Still-life w/ Kerouac + hat, pipe, sunglasses
You’re a Genius All the Time #dealwithit Book of Jack Kerouac musings about story making, assembled and published by Chronicle Books
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Notes to Future Self, Writing Life
Plotting paths of poets – past & forward
Plotting paths of poets past, noting inter-disciplinarianism is key to creating context to encapsulate your content (as it were). Write
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A Lunch with the Future, Contextualized
Marshall McLuhan in San Francisco 1965 Re: academic soothsayer Marshall McLuhan… in this case, a lunch in San Francisco 1965,
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Support Wandering Artists, who wander well
A reminder to support the pursuits of your local wandering artists. Oft quoted, “Not all who wander are lost…” {but
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Longform Jouralism: Hiroshima via The New Yorker (originally published 1946)
Hiroshima Note: exceptional piece of longform writing, crafted in the aftermath of the Hiroshima / Nagasaki 1945 and published a
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Gary Snyder: “Writers in Motion” interview from Poland
Poet Gary Snyder interview from Poland “Gary Snyder – Writers in Motion – Audiowizualna biblioteka pisarzy” you’ll likely enjoy:
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Are Writers Born or Made? Jack Kerouac on the Crucial Difference Between Talent and Genius – Brain Pickings
“Genius gives birth, talent delKerouac begins with bombast: Writers are made, for anybody who isn’t illiterate can write; but geniuses
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“Art on High: Beat Poets on the Fire Lookouts” in Seattle Met
(Yet another yet very welcome) article about Beat Poets working as Fire Lookouts in North Cascades. Desolation Lookout Jack Kerouac’s
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Personal Musings, Writing Life
Mountain Fire Lookouts / in the hills and The Guardian
Mountain Fire Lookouts in the next topic. Fans of Beat Lit heroes are no doubt aware that Gary Snyder, Jack
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From Truth Dig comes Chris Hedges Favorite Books
From Truth Dig comes Chris Hedges Favorite Books This booklist includes Ulysses, Heart of Darkness, Moby Dick and other classics.
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Discovery: The letter Jack Kerouac described as ‘The greatest piece of writing I ever saw’
Discovery: The letter Jack Kerouac described as ‘The greatest piece of writing I ever saw’ Considered ‘lost’ for 66 years, Neal Cassady’s
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20-Year-Old Hunter S. Thompson’s Superb Advice on How to Find Your Purpose and Live a Meaningful Life
20-Year-Old Hunter S. Thompson’s Superb Advice on How to Find Your Purpose and Live a Meaningful Life And yet he