Beatnik: a young person in the 1950s and early 1960s belonging to a subculture associated with the beat generation.
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message 1: by P (new)

P I haven't read any of these either. And don't want to. Not my style...


message 2: by P.J. (last edited Sep 13, 2015 09:12AM) (new)

P.J. Sullivan I was never quite sure if I qualified as a beatnik, as I did not write poetry or do drugs. But people called me one, and I knew many beatniks when I lived in Greenwich Village in the Sixties. I wore black turtlenecks and didn't waste any money on razor blades.

One day, as I was strolling around the Village, a total stranger asked me, "How's the book coming?" Another time, a tourist panned me with a movie camera from a slow-moving automobile. So I think I qualify enough to put one of my books on this listopia.


message 3: by Sara (new)

Sara Reeves P.J. wrote: "I was never quite sure if I qualified as a beatnik, as I did not write poetry or use drugs. But most people called me one, and I knew many beatniks when I lived in Greenwich Village in the Sixties...."

Absolutely! I'll make sure to read it soon. Thanks for adding.


message 4: by Rosa (last edited Jul 28, 2025 06:23PM) (new)

Rosa So is this for literature that real, original beatniks read and/or wrote? Or is it for books about them/the Beat ethos in general? Or both?


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