Beatdom #24 - the West Coast issue

Beatdom #24 is dedicated to the Beat writers who lived on or wrote about the West Coast of the United States. This issue looks at the lives and work of Kenneth Rexroth, Robert Duncan, Diane di Prima, and many more Beat icons. It also explores the extent to which the West Coast helped shape Beat literature (as well as its public image) and how the Beats may have morphed into the later hippie movement.

Here’s what you can expect from Beatdom #24:

• Go West, Young Beats, by Ryan Mathews
• Kenneth Rexroth: West Coast Bard, by David S. Wills
• Private(s) Practice, by Kaley Hensley
• Gary Snyder Noticed My Face Tattoo, by Tony Wallin-Sato
• Lisa Says, by Kurt Hemmer
• Eileen Myles Interview, by Sylas Yarad
• Among the Stars, by Yorio Hirano
• A Note on Climate and Culture, Weldon Kees
• Soheyl Dahi Interview, by Ryan Mathews
• He, Leo: A Review
• Material Wealth: A Review
• Becoming Kerouac: A Review
• Discoveries, by Barry Garelick
• And the Hippies Were Boiled in Their Tank Tops, by Leon Horton