I would characterize it as a spiritual liberation movement - like women’s lib, black lib, spirit lib or spiritual lib - that began in the 40s, first took shape as a literary movement with a production of a number of notable utterances. —  Allen Ginsberg on “What was the Beat generation?”

mianoti:

William S. Burroughs * [+] (Ubu)

The index for the “Interzone” manuscript (click on the image to see details, it’s high-res)

from The 50th anniversary of William S. Burroughs’s novel ‘Naked Lunch ’* — a lot more on the site — thanks to

(via fuckyeahburroughs)

derrierelasalledebains:

Harold Norse

Peter Orlovsky

Allen Ginsberg

So he drank himself to death. Which is only another way of living, of handling the pain and foolishness of knowing that it’s all a dream, a great, baffling, silly emptiness, after all. —  Allen Ginsberg, on Jack Kerouac (via un-soir)

“Ginsberg with Barbara Rubin, Allen’s 39th birthday party, Barry Miles’ apartment, London, June 3, 1965. Miles had organised the party, since Allen was staying at his place already. As the story goes John Lennon and George Harrison stopped by round midnight to find a naked Ginsberg with a do-not-disturb sign tied to his penis.”

“Allen’s highshchool yearbook page with classmates inscriptions. June 1943”

“hates dull teachers and Republicans.”

derrierelasalledebains:

Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovksy and fellow meditators, blocking the supply rail for Rocky Flats nuclear weapons production facility, Jefferson County, Colorado, June 1978. photo c. Joe Daniel

thebeathotel:

Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Allen Ginsberg at the Kerouac Commemmorative, Bridge St. Lowell Massachusetts

(via draculas-cigarette)

derrierelasalledebains:

Peter Orlovsky, Allen Ginsberg & Tom Pickard.

uncadavrexquis:

San Fransisco, 1965.

“Once when I was visiting Allen in his apartment he asked me if I would like some coffee. Having said “Yes,” he presented me with a metal bowl with coffee in it. The bowl seemed strange (like a dog dish) and I nursed the coffee to cool it down. Soon he started asking “Are you finished with that, man?” I would say “No, not yet” and after awhile I started to feel uncomfortable because the bowl seemed important to him. When I finally said “Yes,” he grabbed the bowl away — threw the remaining coffee in the sink and sat down with the bowl for his breakfast cereal. I was using his only bowl.” - Keenan

(Source: lunaticstream, via duluoz-legend)