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Sunday, 9 February 2014
Blog task 2: Silliman's blog reocurring theme Beat Poetry
Here is a link to the Beat Poetry theme http://ronsilliman.blogspot.ca/search/label/Beat%20Poetry
While I was exploring the Silliman's Blog, I came across an interesting reocurring theme called Beat poetry or Beat Generation. Beat poetry happened during 1940's after the World War 2. It happened in New York City and San Francisco. It was a free- form type of writing that includes experimentation with drugs, an interest in Eastern religion, alternative sexualities, Impulsiveness, and no perfection of style. Some of the best known poets at that time were Allen Ginsberg, Phil Whalen, Jack Kerouac, and Gregory Corso. Therefore, the posts on Silliman's blog beat poetry are documentaries, films, books, and motion pictures based on the popular poets at that time.
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I also did "Beat poetry," and your comment provides a lot of insight especially when you mention specific details such as where and when it originated. It also included a bit more information on the people who partook in beat poetry, such as the activities they would do. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteI discussed the recurring theme of book stores but looking at your post, I would like to further explore Sillman's recurring theme of beat poetry. Beat poetry seems very interesting and I'm surprised regarding the era it emerged in due to its themes. The themes you described that exist in beat poetry all seem still relevant in modern society.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post!