Information hub for everything pertaining to Beat Generation / Surrealist poet & painter, Ted Joans, 1928-2003. Includes poems, photos, tributes, resources, links and information on his books.  [Read more]

Biography, books, information & more.  [Read more]

Official site presents the writings, music, collaborative performances, CDs, and videos of Michael McClure and Ray Manzarek, as well as other projects and liberational writings by an array of poets, authors, and artists.  [Read more]

The recently-published book, "Drugs & the Beats,' explores the relationship between drugs and literature by examining the lives and writings of three celebrated 'beat' writers: Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs.  [Read more]

Kris Hemensley's "active-archive" including history & activities of Collected Works bookshop(1984-to date), correspondence on Kerouac & related literature, commentary & documentation on Australian poetry.  [Read more]

Read an interview with Kenneth Tindall, author of 5 novels, the first of which was published in 1967. In the only interview he's ever given, Tindall talks about his early life, time in the Navy, his self-imposed exile on the Irish coast, his time at the Beat Hotel in Paris where he befriended such Beat Generation figures as Gregory Corso & William Burroughs, and travels in Europe. Read one of his stories, The Home Helper, and learn where to buy his books.  [Read more]

Biographies and bibliographies of Beat Generation, avant garde, contemporary & Surrealist writers, poets and artists. Contributions are welcome!  [Read more]