For a cool place to check out what it means to be beat and get a feel for the beat writers you need to check out Levi Asher's Literary Kicks website or the Beat Poets site.

Pictures of a landmark Beat site in San Francisco.

Allen Ginsberg

Ashes & Blues

Allen Ginsberg: Academy of American Poets

Shadow Changes

Jack Kerouac

jack kerouac

Dharma Beat

Official Kerouac Website