... the blues genre. This freedom in both ragtime and blues enabled jazz to develop its improvisation. Though they both contain musical freedom, ragtime and blues varied in their forms and techniques that made each unique. Despite the differences in form, the two genres, ragtime and blues, were both forms of entertainment. Whether it was to forget about the current situation or ... " (Tirro 48). Though the blues was initially a way to forget their lifestyles, it grew to be entertainment that connected those who heard it. Hayden Carruth, an American poet and literary critic, noted that "he co...

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... , Beat writers often molded their poetics and style after the playing of such jazz music. "Jazz writers," such as Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, upheld their poetic ideals to the techniques of jazz musicians, such as rhythm, improvisation, and call and response. The structure of creative writing underwent a change, as the importance of form equaled that of theme. Swing, the predecessor ... as swing. Subsequently, bop never became an obsession of popular culture, and remained introspective, for a largely introspective Beat culture. The Beat Generation was a movement that rebelled agains...

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