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Behind the Lit: Allen Ginsberg’s First Reading of “Howl”
Behind the Lit: Allen Ginsberg’s First Reading of “Howl”
By J. Francis Wolfe
October 07, 2014

Fifty-nine years ago today, Ginsberg performed his seminal poem for the first time, marking the public debut of the Beats.

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The Unknown Magazine of Ginsberg, Kerouac & Burroughs
The Unknown Magazine of Ginsberg, Kerouac & Burroughs
By Helena Bento
September 09, 2014

Rhinozeros, a literary magazine from the early ‘60s which published only 10 issues, introduced Germany to some of America’s greatest poets.

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Fuck You: A Magazine of the Arts
Fuck You: A Magazine of the Arts
By Helena Bento
August 25, 2014

Once there was a magazine that published everything.

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Book Sword: Raymond Carver, David Rakoff, Simone de Beauvoir & More
Book Sword: Raymond Carver, David Rakoff, Simone de Beauvoir & More
By Kate Gavino
August 06, 2013

We take literary-minded words and anagram them to find ... deeper meaning? Hidden truth? Happy coincidence?

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