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Beat Literature & History The Beat Generation may be most famous for Jack Kerouac (On the Road), Allen Ginsberg (Howl), and William S. Burroughs (Naked Lunch), but in fact it claims an amazing number of inspired writers. Delve into our complete selection of fine books by and about the Beats and their accomplices —among them,  Neal Cassady, Herbert Huncke, Gregory Corso, Diane di Prima, Ted Joans, John Clellon Holmes, Anne Waldman, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Michael McClure, Gary Snyder, Robert Duncan, Philip Lamantia, Bob Kaufman, Bob Creeley, Kenneth Rexroth. Browse your favorite author, search for a specific title, or just look through the entire selection of over 200 Beat books, presented alphabetically by author. Books in this online selection represent only a sliver of what we offer in the store. If you've got a particular book in mind and want to check on its availability, call us at 415-362-8193.   William S. Burroughs   |  Neal Cassady   |  Gregory Corso   |  Diane di Prima   |  Lawrence Ferlinghetti   |  Allen Ginsberg   |  Bob Kaufman   |  Jack Kerouac   |  Michael McClure   |  Gary Snyder

<<< 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 >>>     sort list by title | author Planet News: 1961-1967 Pocket Poets Number 23 Allen Ginsberg Planet News collecting seven years' Poesy scribed to 1967 begins with electronic politics disassociation & messianic rhapsody TV Baby in New York, continues picaresque around the globe, elan perceptions notated at Mediterranean, Galilee & Ganges till... The Back Country Gary Snyder The Back Country is one of Gary Snyder's most serious engagements with Eastern culture and thought. Much of the book works to achieve a perspective by means of contrast, as in "Hitch Haiku," a series of haiku (a Japanese form of imagistic, syllabic... The Dharma Bums Jack Kerouac One of the best and most popular of Kerouac's autobiographical novels, The Dharma Bums is based on experiences the writer had during the mid-1950s while living in California, after he'd become interested in Buddhism's spiritual mode of understanding... Scattered Poems Pocket Poets Number 28 Jack Kerouac Spontaneous poetry by the author of On the Road, gathered from underground and ephemeral publications; including "San Francisco Blues," the variant texts of "Pull My Daisy," and American haiku. The Town and the City Jack Kerouac Inspired by his idol, Thomas Wolfe, Kerouac explores the emotional territory of his boyhood through the five sons and three daughters of the Martin family... Regarding Wave Gary Snyder Poems Snyder wrote for his wife and child. "This is a remarkable book, a treasure." – Beloit Poetry Journal Elegiac Feelings American. Gregory Corso This book is the next thing to an unplanned self-portrait and gives a lively sense of the life Corso lead. Earth House Hold Technical Notes and Queries to Fellow Dharma Revolutionaries Gary Snyder "Technical notes and queries to fellow dharma revolutionaries." – Gary Snyder The Secret Meaning of Things Lawrence Ferlinghetti Six long poems including "Assassination Raga" -- on the death of the Kennedys. A Coney Island of the Mind Poems Lawrence Ferlinghetti The title of this book is taken from Henry Miller's Into the Night Life. In it, Ferlinghetti expresses the way he felt during a short period in the 1950s. T.V. Baby Poem First Edition Allen Ginsberg San Francisco, Beach Books, Texts and Documents, (1968). First Edition, 4to, 16 pages. Fine in printed brown stapled wrappers. Planet News 1961—1967 First Edition Allen Ginsberg San Francisco: City Lights Books, (1968). First Edition, letterpress, 16mo, 144 pages. As new in printed wrappers. Starting from San Francisco Lawrence Ferlinghetti The poet's early travels in North America, South America, and Europe. Includes some psychedelia. Solitudes Crowded With Loneliness Bob Kaufman Poems and prose. Contains odes to Charles Mingus, Hart Crane, Albert Camus, and other alienated outsiders. <<< 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 >>>