/lit/ - Literature

>>11691936
This nigga

>>11490525

Read him, it will make you laugh and ‘’feel’’.

>>11445454
Depends on which ‘’Beatnik’’ writer you’re talking about? Remember, despite all of them being ‘’Beats’’, their styles and believes did differ. Burroughs experimented with his writing through maximalist and post-modernist styles (see Naked Lunch), while under his opium reverie. Kerouac, An Alcoholic, stanch anti-communist, and self-loathing catholic, made very honest, easy-to-read and beautiful ‘’Roman à clef’’ books, probably best suited for young adults t.b.h. And Ginsberg, the other ‘’essential’’ beat in the trio, was a new leftist, Buddhist, and ‘’alleged’’ pedophile, he mainly did poetry. So overall their a diverse bunch with a huge repertoire of books differing in lengths, style and themes, also keep in mind these aren’t the only ‘’Beats’’. They are only remembered as such because they popularized the term, hung together, and were the most successful. Overall, they are appreciated for their historical significance being the catalyst for the American counterculture that would later climax in the late sixties, and good writing.

>>11416448
What kind of poetry OP? Keep in mind that a lot of early 20th century and 19th century poetry is filled with purple prose, and can be hard to understand for someone not used to such ''flowerly'' language, I would suggest you use the dictionary whenever you stumble upon a new word. Contemporary poetry (from the beat generation and onward) is way more accessible.

Who are some contemporary undiscovered and underappreciated (in your opinion) writers comparable to John Edward Williams and H.P Lovecraft before they died? Doesn’t matter if they dabble in fiction, autobiographies, or philosophy, the obscurer (and talented) the better.