David S. Wills
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David S. Wills is the founder and editor of Beatdom, and the author of books on Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and Hunter S. Thompson.
Scotland
Joined May 2009
Today is the 50th anniversary of the publication of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (1st pub'd in @rollingstone) and it also marks the release of my latest book. It's been an exhausting task but I am immensely proud of the result.
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RT @GonzoVice: I’m a word freak. I like words. I’ve always compared writing to music. That’s the way I feel about good paragraphs. When it…
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RT @Ginsbergpoem: Friday's Weekly Round-Up - David Wills on Howl's first reading, Allen Ginsberg set to Chopin, Theatrical activism, Willia…
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"This return to classics isn't about cultural snobbery or performative intellectualism. Instead, it seems to represent a genuine hunger for works that demand something of us."
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My latest essay...
On September 16, 1955, Allen Ginsberg gave his first poetry reading. One usually reliable source claims that he read "Howl" but can we trust this account? That's the aim of our latest long-form investigative essay:
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So true.
“To the intelligent man or woman, life appears infinitely mysterious. But the stupid have an answer for every question.” —Edward Abbey
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RT @OutlawsPoetic: “I realized either I was crazy or the world was crazy; and I picked on the world. And of course I was right.” ― Jack…
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"Craig’s Burroughs is human whilst earlier attempts were frankly two-dimensional."
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RT @Ginsbergpoem: Jack Kerouac new book and old books, Allen GInsberg and Kenneth Rexroth, Bob Dylan - Friday's Weekly Round-Up on the Alle…
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RT @OutlawsPoetic: "Most of the trouble in the world has been caused by ten to twenty percent of folks who can't mind their own business, b…
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RT @OutlawsPoetic: The crowd is the gathering place of the weakest; true creation is a solitary act. — Charles Bukowski
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RT @beatdomjournal: An essay about similarities between Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" and Kenneth Rexroth's "Thou Shalt Not Kill." https://t.co/…
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RT @OutlawsPoetic: “Creativity is like a freight train going down the tracks. It’s something that has to be caressed and treated with a gre…
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RT @OutlawsPoetic: “I hate slick and pretty things. I prefer mistakes and accidents. Which is why I like things like cuts and bruises - the…
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Someone asked me about this after a reading a few days ago. They struggled to believe Burroughs and Huxley could've found anything of value in Scientology.
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RT @Ginsbergpoem: Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti on video (interviews) Beat Generation Substacks - Jack Kerouac Revisited - Frid…
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