Hi everyone,
So here I am, spending all my summer days locked up in my room, typing my dissertation -finally. I have finished most of the first chapter where I was supposed to put Bukowski in the literary context of his time. Don't worry, not forcing any label on him, though I tried to make it very clear why one should stop calling him a Beat writer.
But then it dawned on me...at some point I should have mentionned the Meat school of poetry.
I came across that term in a few places, but it is still extremely vague, and I can't find any detailed information. I know which poets were supposed to be part of that movement, but I cannot find:
-who came up with that term in the first place
-who identified with it
-and most important: did Bukowski embrace/accept the label? I would think not, but need to be sure.
If you can refer me to books or article that go deeper in detail, or have inside information of any sort, I'd be forever grateful.
So here I am, spending all my summer days locked up in my room, typing my dissertation -finally. I have finished most of the first chapter where I was supposed to put Bukowski in the literary context of his time. Don't worry, not forcing any label on him, though I tried to make it very clear why one should stop calling him a Beat writer.
But then it dawned on me...at some point I should have mentionned the Meat school of poetry.
I came across that term in a few places, but it is still extremely vague, and I can't find any detailed information. I know which poets were supposed to be part of that movement, but I cannot find:
-who came up with that term in the first place
-who identified with it
-and most important: did Bukowski embrace/accept the label? I would think not, but need to be sure.
If you can refer me to books or article that go deeper in detail, or have inside information of any sort, I'd be forever grateful.