Posting this for the #haikuhive - it made me chuckle! I could try to write this post in the form of a haiku but….no! 😝
It‘s from a UK company:
https://www.theliterarygiftcompany.com/products/haikus-are-hippopotamus-unisex-t...
pickI read Howl back in college and didn't like Ginsberg's work or Beat poetry in general, but studying them further and disconnecting the meaning from the shocking and raunchy poems, I really like them. A lot of them are unfortunately still relevant today. the various poems are about: the government's mistreatment of the working class, anti-consumerism, and anti-war.
What is it about certain titles on certain days catch your eye?
New Fable club: The Beat Generation! First read is Scratching the Beat Surface: Essays on New Vision from Blake to Kerouac.
First two follow-ups will be “Desolate Angel: Jack Kerouac, The Beat Generation And America” by Dennis McNally, “Understanding Jack Kerouac” by Matt Theado.
Link if you‘re curious! https://fable.co/club/the-beat-generation-with-aurelie-lagrange-449625541661?inv...
