Drug Influence on Early Beat Poetry
Kevin S. Connerty
Axia College at University of Phoenix













Drug Influence on Early Beat Poetry
“I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the Negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix, angel headed hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of night . . .”
--Allen Ginsberg, "Howl"
The evolution of beat poetry came shortly after World War II. The war had left certain literary minds questioning mainstream politics and culture. The literary minds concerned would soon be known as the Beat Generation, which was comprised of writers who went against the norms of conventional writing to express their interest in defying mainstream culture. Although beat poetry is known in the literary community as a radical approach to literary genius, there is evidence to show that early beat poets such as......

Join Now to view the rest of this term paper!
Members: Login to view this research paper.

Title: The Influence Of Drugs On Early Beat Poetry
Approximate Word Count: 1241
Approximate Pages: 5 (250 words per double-spaced page)

With the Term Papers Lab Membership Pass, you get instant access to every essay on this site, including this essay on The Influence Of Drugs On Early Beat Poetry, for as long as you remain a member.

Other essays sites charge almost $100 for a single term paper. At Term Papers Lab, you can get instant access to over 100,000 research papers for as little as $29.95!