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Bookmark or Share- 10 of the Best Beatnik Poems Everyone Should ReadWherever the term ‘Beat’ truly originated, it’s true that the 1950s was, in many ways, the decade of the Beatnik poets. Below, we select and introduce ten of the best poems by Beat-era poets who were associated with the movement. 1. Jack Kerouac, The Scripture of the Golden Eternity.
- Beatnik Slang: Lingo With a Legacy - YourDictionaryThe word beatnik is derived from the slang term "beat," which was popularized by Jack Kerouac after World War II. The term beat came to mean "beaten down," but Kerouac said that wasn't his intent. He saw the beat generation as people with intense conviction who happened to be a bit down and out.
- How the Beat Generation Became “Beatniks” - JSTOR Daily“Beatnik,” on the other hand, was a term coined by San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen in April 1958. It was a play on “Sputnik,” Earth’s first artificial satellite which had gone up in October 1957.
- Who Were the Beatniks?We’ve all heard the word “beatnik,” but what exactly does it mean and how are these people connected to Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and the other writers of the Beat Generation? That’s the subject of today’s article.
- Chicago | Beatnik Cocktail Bar & RestaurantBeatnik’s beverage team makes tropical cocktails that are savory and fresh, with inventive recipes that follow a no-waste sensibility. Our wine list is a compact attaché that contains the story of winemakers who make wine in lesser-known regions of the Mediterranean and the Americas.
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