Teaching Venice West, Lawrence Lipton, and California’s Literary Canon
The essay explores the bohemian community of Venice West, California, during its Beat heyday, focusing on the cultural understanding of that community based on Lawrence Lipton’s presentation of it in his book The Holy Barbarians. The essay highlights Venice West Beat writers including Stuart Perkoff, John Thomas, Bruce Boyd, and Eileen Aronson Ireland. The essay concludes with a discussion of contemporary Venice West poets writing as Beat legacy.
2017 ◽
Vol 11
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pp. 36-56
1999 ◽
Vol 63
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pp. 969-975
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1999 ◽
Vol 63
(12)
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pp. 867-872
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2010 ◽
Vol 19
(1)
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pp. 21-28
1982 ◽
Vol 47
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pp. 373-375
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2014 ◽
Vol 24
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pp. 100-105
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2016 ◽
Vol 1
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pp. 7-11
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