Ginsberg, Kerouac, the Beats and the Hippies

In this article, Fred Stern analyzes the impact that the "Beat Generation" left on the American lexicon. Stern chooses to follow two of the most influential "Beat" writers, Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, in order to explain how their work affected our current views on creativity and perception in general. This article is made available by The World & I Online.