In the rhythm – in the moment as always is Jim Morrison; his spoken poetry cut here into audio samples and used with modern music to create something amazing. Transcending…
Poetry Beatnik to 60s era
After WW2 writers of the Beat generation burst onto the American writing scene; exploring themes such as the rejection of materialism and intense focus on the human condition, questioning drugs, sex and everything else. This trend was a huge impact on following decades creating massive social change. Have a look at some of our picks.
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Every tan rolling meadow will turn into housingFreeways are clogged all dayAcademies packed with scholars writing papersCity people lean and darkThis land most realAs its western-tending golden slopesAnd bird-entangled central…
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Ok so this is not technically a poem but bare with us here, read it as a poem today.. reasoning why explained after the poem. Imagine lyrics (John Lennon) Imagine there’s…
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Howl Though over half a century since Allen Ginsberg’s poem Howl landed like a clarion call in the uniform world of 1950s America. because of the length of this work…