Tag Archives: diane di prima

ain’t life strange?

by Art Chantry this is another one of my all time favorite record covers – definitley in my top ten. i’ve had this sitting around for 25 years. when i sold my record collection to a dealer, i kept this … Continue reading

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but can they turn you on

Jesse Marinoff Reyes: TALKIN’ ‘BOUT THE BEAT G-G-G-G-GENERATION: Here’s a small sampling of how Jack Kerouac and the Beat writers were presented in their time, and from the relatively recent past. Dig it man. More inspiration from the archives… Some … Continue reading

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partial and partial to dharma

Jesse Marinoff Reyes: A Happy 90th Birthday remembrance to the Beat Generation icon and one of the great post-war American writers. The impact that Kerouac—and the Beats—had on both American literature and pop culture goes beyond what I can relate … Continue reading

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halloween 365: old costumes new cultures

There is a perversion of the sacred in using and framing advertising and cinematic depictions of women, designating them as spaces of cultural remembrance and extending the narrative to create an entire “pop culture” out of the conflicts and tensions … Continue reading

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revolutionary letters

By Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) diane di prima was (along with singer juliet greco), the prototypical stereotype for the classic “beatnik chick.” whenever you think of a beatnik chic, there are two types of women you classically conjure up in your … Continue reading

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