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Beats
The Beats were a group of American post-World War II writers who came to prominence in the 1950s, as well as the cultural phenomena that they both documented and inspired. Central elements of "Beat" culture included rejection of received standards, innovations in style, experimentation with drugs, alternative sexualities, an interest in Eastern religion, a rejection of materialism, and explicit portrayals of the human condition.
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I was about to be swallowed / By my mother's womb— / Where I might enjoy again / The perfect solitude of death.
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[A]ll things pass away / And, so, as we yet remain, / We must take our chances / While we may.
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― Lorca's Grave
― Lorca's Grave
This is a space for those interested in reading books written during or about the 1950s, 60s, an…more
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