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Visitors Center Script: Whitman and the Beats

Whitman and the Beats The Beat Generation–poets of the 1950-60′s who rejected mainstream American culture in favor of poetic and spiritual libration.  The Beat poets experimented with drugs and alternative forms of sexuality, and developed an interest in Eastern thought and spirituality.  Among their most famous works: Howl by Allen Ginsberg, On the Road by […] […]

December 3rd, 2009 | Category: beats, ginsberg, kerouac, visitors' center, visitorscripts | Leave a comment

Visitors’ Center Script: Whitman’s Disciples, part three

My first disciple is John Burroughs.  Like Kevin explained about Maurice Bucke, Burroughs imagined himself a friend and disciple of Whitman before they had even met.  Burroughs acts as a loyal friend and defender to Whitman two years prior to meeting him:  “In 1862 he had frequently visited Pfaff’s beer cellar, a bohemian watering hole […] […]

December 3rd, 2009 | Category: visitors' center, visitorscenter, visitorscripts, visitorsscripts, ww20 | Leave a comment