Legacy
Though the Beat Movement is remembered for it's definitively "cool" style of poetry and slacker look it actually left a profound impact on society. The Beats sought liberation above everything else. Liberation from the confines of academic and poetic structure. Sexual liberation from the preconceived, prevalent notions of homophobia. Liberation from the government, it's wars and it's censorship. The movement all together redefined what was "appropriate" for literature, poems and art. It stretched the imagination with it's interpretations of religion and spirituality. Though the authors may seem like a group of deranged drug addicts they were actually pioneers searching for art and meaning in the dark, underside of society. Together they created a new form of poetry and art that has influenced millions of individuals from the average reader to Bob Dylan.
Though the Beat Movement is remembered for it's definitively "cool" style of poetry and slacker look it actually left a profound impact on society. The Beats sought liberation above everything else. Liberation from the confines of academic and poetic structure. Sexual liberation from the preconceived, prevalent notions of homophobia. Liberation from the government, it's wars and it's censorship. The movement all together redefined what was "appropriate" for literature, poems and art. It stretched the imagination with it's interpretations of religion and spirituality. Though the authors may seem like a group of deranged drug addicts they were actually pioneers searching for art and meaning in the dark, underside of society. Together they created a new form of poetry and art that has influenced millions of individuals from the average reader to Bob Dylan.