A Different Beat: Writings by Women of the Beat GenerationRichard Peabody This anthology gathers the Beat-period writings of 26 women who were often overshadowed by their male contemporaries, but whose art both shaped the Beat aesthetic and laid the cornerstone for the outlaw female artists of today. Among the featured writers are Jan Kerouac, Joan Haverty Kerouac, Eileen Kaufman, Diane Di Prima, Ruth Weiss, and many others. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Chant for Half the World | 18 |
Elise Cowen | 27 |
Copyright | |
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