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Jonah Raskin on the necessity of literary shrines
The strange alchemy of California’s literary shrines Author, poet, counterculture journalist, and friend of the Beat Museum, Jonah Raskin‘s article, “Genius Loci,” appears in the Winter 2014 issue of Boom: A Journal of California, discussing institutions honoring the state’s rich literary legacy, and how we can and should do more: “We need literary shrines as […]
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Top of the Mark: Poetry & Jazz Series
This March and April, The Beat Museum proudly presents Poetry & Jazz at the Top of the Mark! March 3 6:30-8:30 San Francisco Poet Laureate Alejandro Murguía, The Voice of the Mission performs with jazz accompaniment March 10 6:30-8:30 Jazz Poet, Painter & Playwright Charles Curtis Blackwell & Poet Vincent Kobelt perform with The All-Star […]
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The Joan Anderson Letter: Gerd Stern and Mike McQuate
The finding of ‘The Joan Anderson Letter’ written by Neal Cassady to Jack Kerouac in December, 1950 is a critically important event in the history of The Beat Generation. It has been called ‘The Holy Grail’ of The Beat Generation because it was this letter that caused Kerouac to radically shift his style of writing […]
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Interview with ruth weiss
Beat poet ruth weiss discusses her life as a poet. Videography and editing by Noémie Sornet
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Neal Cassady’s “Joan Anderson Letter” Found!
The Holy Grail of Beat Writing Rises from its Watery Grave Why the Joan Anderson Letter is so Important Why I Think This Letter is the Real Deal What I Would Like to See Happen with this Letter More Info The Holy Grail of Beat Writing Rises from its Watery Grave All kidding aside, I […]
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Jack Kerouac Once Again Walks the Streets of North Beach
The North Beach branch of the San Francisco Public Library will be moving into their new building later this year. There are a number of large format photographs of Jack Kerouac that have been gracing their walls for the last few years. Last week the SFPL donated those items to The Beat Museum. The great […]
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Big Sur Release Dates Announced
Big Sur movie opens at the following theatres November 1, 2013
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Brian Hassett, Marc Olmsted, and Levi Asher Review Kill Your Darlings
Update: Levi Asher (Literary Kicks) has joined the conversation with his own review of Kill Your Darlings. The reviews are coming in for Kill Your Darlings from Brian Hassett, Marc Olmsted, and Levi Asher, three true Beat Generation aficionados. We at The Beat Museum have yet to see the film, but we’ve known Brian, Marc, […]
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Kill Your Darlings Release Dates Announced
Release dates have just been announced for Kill Your Darlings, John Krokidas’ new film about the Beat Generation’s beginnings at Columbia University in the mid-1940s, and the infamous murder of David Kammerer by Lucien Carr. Kill Your Darlings is now playing in New York and Los Angeles, and will be opening in cities across the […]
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Remembering Carolyn, by David Amram
Carolyn was one of the people who made everyone she knew try harder, think more, say less and appreciate the beauty that surrounds us all every day. While she was as strong a person as anyone any of us ever knew, she still remained so sensitive, often fragile and always loving. And she shared that […]
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In Memoriam: Carolyn Cassady 1923-2013
She was born Carolyn Robinson on April 23, 1923 in Lansing, Michigan the youngest of five. The family moved to Nashville, Tennessee when she was nine. Later in life, after her husband Neal passed away and her children were grown, Carolyn made her home in England. She’d often recount the tale of how ever since […]