Okay this is not meant to be a poem its more an understanding for you the reader what Beat is: I have seen many people ask this question and so I have decided to do some research.
Beat is a demonstrative social stance directed towards the government that was also sometimes called "the Establishment". The name "Beat" was coined by writer Jack Kerouac in the late 1940's, But became more common about the time that writers like himself, Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti were beginning to get noticed. It quickly became a slang term after World War 2, meaning "exhausted" or "Beat Down" and provided this generation with a definative label for their personal and social positions and perspectives.
So if you know someone who wants to know what Beat is direct them to this
-Jacqueline Speer
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not a poem but a defination of What Beat is: Recommend you read it if you don't know what Beat is.
Written April 21st, 2004
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Sooooo....any poem that's directed towards the government is "beat"? I don't get it...
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Thanks, now I know what beat is..
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I already knew what it was (: But you did a fine job defining it!
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wow you must have had some extra time on yor hands to do this. but it was a cool idea!
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Hey thanks! You didn't have to do this, but given your need to clear the paths for others, it makes you a great contender of understanding and a good teacher! Good for you. Thank you.
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oh, cool. I never knew what beatnics were, or where it came from. That's a neat little history. Thanks for sharing it! --Glass
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thanks for the explaination because everyone talks about beat and i dont know what it is and thanks to you i know! don't you feel special!?
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Interesting. I didn't know any of that stuff. Thank you for enlightening me.
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It's nice that you wrote this to explain. I've often wondered. Now, I know thanks to you. Thanks. And thanks for commenting on my poem 'Daddy' too. I hope I win too.
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Wow, I have always wondered what beat was. I thought it had something to do with rhythm or something I don't know, but I am not longer ignorant Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for the background info!
Your Cerulean Dreamer,
Michele
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