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Originally Posted by demonrail666
Burroughs is the only core member of the Beats that hasn't dated. All the others were great at reflecting their time but Burroughs (with the possible exception of Hubert Selby Jnr) still reads like he was writing five minutes ago.
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I'd have to add Huncke and Trocchi to your list..
the poster who talked about how Shakespeare balked at poetry as sunbeams and rainbows - I think Burroughs did the same thing in the 50's. It was all country clubs and daisies then