Keep the Beat: The greatest minds of a generation

Diane di Prima, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Herb Gold look back on San Francisco in the 1950's and '60's, when the city was the backdrop to the Beat literary movement, and reflect on how the city keeps changing. Subscribe to The Washington Post on TH-cam: bit.ly/2qiJ4dy
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[@tmc6799]

What struck me most about this piece is the clarity of their message without a single vulgar word or personal slam to individuals. Their message was there for all to see. Even now they speak eloquently, our "rebels" of today have failed to develop needed communication skills and rely heavily on screaming and cursing. I was not born of this era, but how I miss it's positive effect on the "teeming masses".

[@ianthei25]

Ehhh if you read Howl you'll find it full of vulgar words (I haven't read other beat poets yet). I think coming across as vulgar for them was part of the rebellion

[@3340steve]

Brilliant stuff, thank you for posting this important POETRY. Diprima and Ferlinghetti were fantastic.

[@HerAeolianHarp]

RIP Lawrence Ferlinghetti, champion of literary freedom.

[@Gedu1988]

June 1953 ...

[@annyandthebaers]

Impressive personalities.

[@francaluciani8592]

Great people! By the way ..Happy Birthday little boy!

[@davieboy3814]

Great video!

[@gregdahlen4375]

glad u got a female in there