In the smoky clubs and late night cafes of New York, a quiet rebellion began to take shape. The Beat Generation was born, a generation of writers, poets and wanderers that wanted to change the world.
They were seekers of truth in a decade that was obsessed with appearances, they rejected conventional norms and challenged the postwar obsession that still lingered in the air, giving rise to the “beatniks.”
A subculture that was draped in turtlenecks, berets, dark sunglasses and who liked to question everything. They filled coffeehouses with cigarette smoke and turned poetry into a protest, making a movement that changed and entire generation.
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Smoke philosophy
Ideas flowing like the music.
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Underground icons
Setting the tone for the rebellion.
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Cafe society
Cool minds thinking alike.
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William S. Burroughs
Cigarette in hand and chaos in the head.
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Jack Keourac
Pioneer on the road.
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Allen Ginsberg
Holding the words that would shake the world.
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The beat queens
The women of the scene.
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Keourac and Ginsberg
A meeting of minds.
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Cool defiance
The Beat spirit making itself known.
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Table of revolutionaries
An ordinary diner with the thinkers of America.
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Dancing in rhythm
The soundtrack of a restless generation.
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Youth philosophy
Ideas louder than the words.
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Poets on the move
Walking with purpose and confidence.
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Jazz and freedom
Blending under the dim lights.
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The real boardroom
Sharing coffee and manifestos.
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Barefoot untamed
Dancing to the rhythm.
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Beatnik brawl
Two cool cats.
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All black attire
The beat uniform.
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Gaslight cafe
Poise and poetry underground.
