Beat poetry evolved during the 1940s in both New York City and on the west coast, although San Francisco became the heart of the movement in the early 1950s. The end of World War II left many poets questioning mainstream politics and culture. These poets would become known as the Beat generation, a group of writers interested in raising awareness and defying conventional writing.
The battle against social conformity and literary tradition was central to the work of the Beats. Among this group of poets, hallucinogenic drugs were used to achieve higher consciousness, as was meditation and Eastern religion. Buddhism especially was important to many of the Beat poets; Allen Ginsberg intensely studied this religion and it figured into much of their work.
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"The End," Robert Creely When I know what people think of me I am plunged into my loneliness. The gray hat bought earlier sickens. I have no purpose no longer distinguishable. A feeling like being choked enters my throat. Analysis + Reflection
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