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Beat Poetry

Beat Poetry is the name given to spoken-word performances recorded by members of the famed postwar literary movement dubbed the Beat Generation, and is represented by writers including Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, and Allen Ginsberg reading their work against a musical backdrop.

Beat Poetry Album Highlights

Kaddish
Allen Ginsberg Kaddish
At Carnegie Hall
Rod McKuen At Carnegie Hall
The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2
Lenny Bruce The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2
Let the Buyer Beware
Lenny Bruce Let the Buyer Beware
Closing Time
Tom Waits Closing Time
Wichita Vortex Sutra
Allen Ginsberg Wichita Vortex Sutra
If You Go Away: The RCA Years 1965-1970
Rod McKuen If You Go Away: The RCA Years 1965-1970
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Rod McKuen Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Ballad of the Skeletons
Allen Ginsberg Ballad of the Skeletons
Holy Soul Jelly Roll: Poems & Songs
Allen Ginsberg Holy Soul Jelly Roll: Poems & Songs
First Blues
Allen Ginsberg First Blues
The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 1
Lenny Bruce The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 1
What I Was Arrested For: The Performance That Got Lenny Bruce Busted
Lenny Bruce What I Was Arrested For: The Performance That Got Lenny Bruce Busted
Performance Film [Video & CD]
Lenny Bruce Performance Film [Video & CD]
Best of William S. Burroughs: From Giorno Poetry Systems
William S. Burroughs Best of William S. Burroughs: From Giorno Poetry Systems
Orphans (Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards)
Tom Waits Orphans (Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards)
The Brown Beatnik Tomes: Live at BRIC House
Ron Carter / Danny Simmons The Brown Beatnik Tomes: Live at BRIC House
The Jack Kerouac Collection
Jack Kerouac The Jack Kerouac Collection
Bad Rapping of the Marquis de Sade
Lord Buckley Bad Rapping of the Marquis de Sade
Readings by Jack Kerouac on the Beat Generation
Jack Kerouac Readings by Jack Kerouac on the Beat Generation
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Rod McKuen Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
New Ballads
Rod McKuen New Ballads
Thank You Masked Man
Lenny Bruce Thank You Masked Man
The Complete Collection
Jack Kerouac The Complete Collection
Reads on the Road
Jack Kerouac Reads on the Road
His Royal Hipness
Lord Buckley His Royal Hipness
Dig Infinity!: The Life and Art of Lord Buckley
Lord Buckley Dig Infinity!: The Life and Art of Lord Buckley
Blues and Haikus
Jack Kerouac Blues and Haikus
Blowing His Mind (And Yours, Too)
Lord Buckley Blowing His Mind (And Yours, Too)
Radio Hyper-Yahoo
Elliott Sharp Radio Hyper-Yahoo
The Best of Word Jazz, Vol. 1
Ken Nordine The Best of Word Jazz, Vol. 1
You're Getting Better: The Word Jazz Dot Masters
Ken Nordine You're Getting Better: The Word Jazz Dot Masters
Dead City Radio
William S. Burroughs Dead City Radio
The Royal Court of Lord Buckley: Euphoria, Vols. 1-2
Lord Buckley The Royal Court of Lord Buckley: Euphoria, Vols. 1-2
A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat
Lord Buckley A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat
Poetry for the Beat Generation
Jack Kerouac / Steve Allen Poetry for the Beat Generation
Word Jazz
The Fred Katz Group / Ken Nordine Word Jazz
Colors
Ken Nordine Colors
Call Me Burroughs
William S. Burroughs Call Me Burroughs
Spare Ass Annie and Other Tales
William S. Burroughs Spare Ass Annie and Other Tales
A Coney Island of the Mind
Lawrence Ferlinghetti A Coney Island of the Mind
Kenneth Patchen Reads With Jazz in Canada
Kenneth Patchen Kenneth Patchen Reads With Jazz in Canada
Wink
Ken Nordine Wink
A Transparent Mask
Ken Nordine A Transparent Mask
Next!
Ken Nordine Next!
Howls, Raps & Roars: Recordings from the San Francisco Poetry Renaissance
Various Artists Howls, Raps & Roars: Recordings from the San Francisco Poetry Renaissance
Jean Shepherd and Other Foibles
Jean Shepherd Jean Shepherd and Other Foibles
Talkin' Honky Blues
Buck 65 Talkin' Honky Blues
The Beat Generation [Rhino]
Various Artists The Beat Generation [Rhino]
Skittish/Rockity Roll
Mike Doughty Skittish/Rockity Roll
Pictures of the Gone World
Lawrence Ferlinghetti Pictures of the Gone World
Die on Me
Gregory Corso Die on Me
Incredibly Strange Music, Vol. 2
Various Artists Incredibly Strange Music, Vol. 2
Poetry Readings in the Cellar
Kenneth Rexroth Poetry Readings in the Cellar
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute To Cole Porter
Various Artists Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute To Cole Porter
The Best of the Beat Generation
Various Artists The Best of the Beat Generation
In Their Own Voices: A Century of Recorded Poetry
Various Artists In Their Own Voices: A Century of Recorded Poetry