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Re: PPB: A True Account of Talking to the Sun at Fire Island / Frank O'Hara

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From: Michael Pendrago
Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 07:57
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On Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 10:33:27 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> No, understanding who the members of the Beat Generation were isn't that complicated.
>
> Frank O'Hara wasn't a Beat poet, for starters.

For starters, that is irrelevant.

The Beat Generation situates individuals in a given place and time.

You are confusing the "Generation" with the "Movement."

HtH & HAND.

Michael Pendragon
"You never watched foreign movies and read the English subtitles..? ?
You read the film as you would, say, a comic book...."
-- George "Stink" Sulzbach, career pissbum

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