Arts & Culture
The Connection Between Beat Generation Poetry and 1950s American Jazz Culture
Quick fact
Jack Kerouac actually wrote his novel 'On the Road' on a continuous 120-foot roll of paper so he wouldn't have to stop and change pages, mimicking the continuous flow of a jazz solo.
Why this is interesting
You've heard of the Beat poets, but did you know they were trying to 'play' poetry like a jazz musician plays a saxophone? How did a New York jazz scene become the heartbeat of a literary revolution?