... poets had created underground magazines and small presses, which often were the only places to get published. Gary Snyder was one of the original Beat poets, and along with Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and Alan Watts helped to shape modern poetry and to fuel the cultural revolution of the 1960's. On October 7, 1955 at six gallery in San Francisco Gary Snyder ... of tribal ritual. This was the first public reading by several of the poets, some of whom had not met before. The other poets were Phillip Lamantia, Mike McClure, Allen Ginsberg, Phil Whalen, and Jack Kerouac who decided not to...

• Word Count: 974
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... and is always getting them into trouble. Chad King is a friend of Paradise in is the one that introduces Dean to him. Carlo Marx, who in real life is Allen Ginsberg, is one of his nearest friends and him, Dean and Sal have a very close relationship, but sometimes Carlo and Dean leave Sal aside. Tim Gray is another friend of him ... ...

• Word Count: 3797
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School