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David S. WillsA newsletter from Beatdom Literary Journal
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New Ginsberg Album Reviewed
Beatdom #26: The Allen Ginsberg Centennial Special comes out in 3 weeks. You can pre-order it here. More information about it (including a list of contents) can be found here.
With most artists, it would be a little strange that on...
Coming Soon: Beatdom 26
Next month, we will publish Beatdom #26: The Allen Ginsberg Special. It will be released on June 3, which is the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Beat poet. Here is the cover, which was made by Waylon Bacon:
Everything in this issue w...
Malcolm Lowry and the Beats
I was reading Malcolm Lowry’s Under the Volcano recently and came across the line “among the Indians,”[1] which reminded me of William S. Burroughs’ amusing start to The Yage Letters: “Wouldn’t do to go back among the Indians with piles.” I...
Honest Advice Wanted: Allen Ginsberg and Kenneth Rexroth
I wrote the following essay for Beatdom #26, but as that issue of the journal looks to be extremely long already, and as this essay is around 12,000 words, I think it’s best to publish it here on Substack instead. Beatdom #26 will be the Al...
News and Reviews, February 2026
I recently received two books that will be reviewed below, alongside news about forthcoming books about the Beat Generation. I am combining these below rather than sending them as individual updates to avoid spamming your inboxes.
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I am the editor of Beatdom literary journal and the author of books on William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Hunter S. Thompson, and Haruki Murakami. I live on a farm in Cambodia and raise goats and geese.
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