Beatdom #18

by David Wills

This special issue marks the 10th anniversary of Beatdom Literary Journal. It features the following The Intersection of Buddhism and the Beat Generation – Sean Negus Reptile – Marc Olmsted A psychoanalytic perspective on Allen Ginsberg’s Kaddish – Sam Clarke Mom Has a Bad Dream – Eliot Katz The Women of the Beat Generation Through Allen Ginsberg’s Eyes – Katie Oates Mechanics and William Carlos Williams and Allen Ginsberg – Alexandre Ferrere Two months or so with Corso – Linda Rosenkrantz Breastfed Blood and Urine – Suzi Kaplan Olmsted Politics and Family Kaddish and Other Poems – Eliot Katz My Favorite A Daughter’s Loving Tribute to Neal Cassady – Cathy Sylvia

169 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 22, 2017

About the author

Australian-born David Wills is an author, independent curator, photographic preservationist, and editor who has accrued one of the world's largest independent archives of original photographs, negatives, and transparencies. He has contributed material to many publications and museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Phoenix Art Museum, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Wills has produced a series of photography exhibitions based on images from his archive. His shows include Murder, Models, Madness: Photographs from the Motion Picture Blow-Up; Edie Sedgwick: Unseen Photographs of a Warhol Superstar; Blonde Bombshell; James Bond; Women with Issues: Photographs from the Motion Picture Valley of the Dolls; and Warhology.

Wills's books include Ara Gallant; Marilyn Monroe: Metamorphosis; Audrey: The 60s; Hollywood in Kodachrome; and Seventies Glamour. He is also the co-author of Veruschka.

His books and exhibitions have received major profiles in the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Vanity Fair, American Photo, Vogue, Interview, and Time. He has also written articles on photography and popular culture for publications including the Huffington Post, V Magazine, and Palm Springs Life.