beat poets

American  

plural noun

1. numerous U.S. poets concentrated in California in the 1950s and noted chiefly for their rejection of poetic as well as social conventions, exemplified through experimental, often informal phrasing and diction and formless verse that attempts to capture spontaneity of thought and feeling.

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Etymology

Origin of beat poets

see origin at Beat Generation

Example Sentences

Her father was the head of Berkeley’s Buddhist temple, where the beat poets loved to hang out in the 1950s and 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2023

He was close to Allen Ginsberg and other beat poets, and Mr. Mekas’s first full-length release, “Guns of the Trees,” was a 1961 documentary that featured Ginsberg’s narration.

From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2019

The storied Chelsea Hotel was filled with artists and beat poets when Michael Rips and his wife, Sheila Berger, an artist, moved in 24 years ago.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2018

California’s path to yes wound through Venice, a gritty beachside haven for beat poets, artists and musicians long before hippies wore flowers on their way to San Francisco.

From The Guardian • Dec. 30, 2017

If they come and see a film about the beat poets because they saw me in `Harry Potter,' fantastic.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2013