A report on Beat Generation, Howl (poem) and Michael McClure
He soon became a key member of the Beat Generation and was immortalized as Pat McLear in Kerouac's Big Sur.
- Michael McClureAllen Ginsberg's Howl (1956), William S. Burroughs' Naked Lunch (1959), and Jack Kerouac's On the Road (1957) are among the best known examples of Beat literature.
- Beat GenerationIt came to be associated with the group of writers known as the Beat Generation.
- Howl (poem)Ginsberg was ultimately responsible for inviting the readers (Gary Snyder, Philip Lamantia, Philip Whalen, Michael McClure and Kenneth Rexroth) and writing the invitation.
- Howl (poem)Philip Lamantia, Michael McClure, Philip Whalen, Ginsberg and Gary Snyder read on October 7, 1955, before 100 people (including Kerouac, up from Mexico City).
- Beat GenerationHaving failed in their attempts to censor Allen Ginsberg's Howl, the performances of Lenny Bruce and the San Francisco Mime Troupe, the police department was intent to succeed this time.
- Michael McClure1 related topic with Alpha
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0 linksImportant poetry event that took place on Friday, October 7, 1955, at 3119 Fillmore Street in San Francisco.
Important poetry event that took place on Friday, October 7, 1955, at 3119 Fillmore Street in San Francisco.
Conceived by Wally Hedrick, this event was the first important public manifestation of the Beat Generation and helped to herald the West Coast literary revolution that continued the San Francisco Renaissance.
At the reading, five talented young poets—Allen Ginsberg, Philip Lamantia, Michael McClure, Gary Snyder, and Philip Whalen—who until then were known mainly within a close company of friends and other writers (such as Lionel Trilling and William Carlos Williams), presented some of their latest works.
Most famously, it was at this reading that Allen Ginsberg first presented his poem Howl.