Women of the beat generation: the writers, artists and muses at the heart of a revolution - brenda knight

With fascinating biographies, over 40 rare photos, and never-before-published writing, Women of the Beat Generation captures the life and work of 40 women who broke with tradition in the uptight 50s.

50 photos.

An anthology of the lives, writings and secrets of the women of the Beat Generation, this book contains biographies poetry and prose by Hettie Jones, Joyce Johnson, Ruth Weiss, Jan Kerouac, and others.

It contains commentary by American poet of the year Anne Waldman and Allen Ginsberg.