The
subject of my research paper will have something to do with the Beat
Generation. I absolutely adore the poetry that came from that literary
movement, and find the group of people to be very interesting. I’m not sure yet
if I’m going to narrow it down and focus on one writer who gained notoriety
through the movement or if I’m going to keep it broad. The Beat Generation, as well as Charles
Bukowski (who was not part of the Beat Generation, though he is often
mistakenly associated with it), continue to inspire me in my own creation of
poetry, which is a big part of my life.
(On
a related, ironic note: Carolyn Cassady, who was featured in Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, recently died at 90 years
old.)
I am interested to know more about this topic. I am not sure if you remember or not when we all had to research literary movements, but I had this topic in Kersey's class and I had to research it, but it was brief. I think it would be neat if you narrow it down to one particular person or a couple of people that were really involved with the Beat Generation literary movement. Having different perspectives from a couple of poets (2 or 3) might be able to help give a fuller understanding of the topic. Many people know about the movement, but not too many people know about the particular people included in the Beat Generation.
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