John Clellon Holmes ( born March 12, 1926 - March 30, 1988 ), who was born in Holyoke , Massachusetts , was a writer , poet, and professor , but the 1952 novel “ March! ". "March!" Is considered the first novel of the " generation of beatniks " and reflects the life events of Holmes and his friends Jack Kerouac , Neil Cassidy and Allen Ginsberg . He was often referred to as “quiet beatniks,” he was a close friend of Kerouac. He also wrote the novel “ The Horn ”, which is considered the outstanding jazz novel of the beat generation.
| John Klellon Holmes | |
|---|---|
| John clellon holmes | |
| Date of Birth | March 12, 1926 |
| Place of Birth | Holyoke , Massachusetts |
| Date of death | March 30, 1988 (62 years old) |
| Place of death | |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Occupation | prose writer , poet , essayist |
| Direction | bit generation |
| Language of Works | English |
| Debut | “ March!” "(1952) |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship |
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Biography
Holmes was more likely an observer and researcher of such beatnik writers as Ginsberg, Cassidy and Kerouac, than one of them. He asked Ginzberg about “any possible information about your poetry and your views” (shortly before Ginzberg’s hospitalization), stating that “I’m also interested in everything you want to say ... about Neil, Hank, Lucien in relation to you ...” ( Herbert Hanke and Lucien Carr are implied), to which Ginsberg responded with an 11-page letter describing in as much detail as he could the nature of “ deep vision ”.
Initially, the designation “broken” in relation to the generation was used by Jack Kerouac, who told Holmes “You know, this is really a broken generation .” Later, when Holmes published an article entitled "This Is the Beat Generation" in the New York Times on November 16, 1952, the term became common. In the article, Holmes ascribes the term to Kerouac, who borrowed the idea from Herbert Hanke. Holmes came to the conclusion that the values and ambitions of the broken generation were a symbol of something more that inspired him to write the novel “March!”
Holmes later taught at the University of Arkansas , lectured at Yale, and conducted seminars at Brown University . He died of cancer in 1988, 18 days after his 62nd birthday.
Bibliography
- March! (1952)
- The Horn (1958)
- The Philosophy of the Beat Generation (1958)
- Get Home Free (1964)
- Nothing More to Declare (1967)
- The Bowling Green Poems (1977)
- Death Drag: Selected Poems 1948-1979 (1979)
- Visitor: Jack Kerouac in Old Saybrook (1981)
- Gone in October: Last Reflections on Jack Kerouac (1985)
- Displaced Person: The Travel Essays (1987)
- Representative Men: The Biographical Essays (1988)
- Passionate Opinions: The Cultural Essays (1988)
- Dire Coasts: Poems (1988)
- Night Music: Selected Poems (1989)
Literature
- Charters, Ann (ed.). "The Portable Beat Reader." Penguin Books. New York 1992. ISBN 0-670-83885-3 (hc); ISBN 0-14-015102-8 (pbk) (English)
Additional links
- John Holmes “This Is the Beat Generation” . The New York Times (November 16, 1952). - Holmes article. Date of treatment July 8, 2009. Archived April 3, 2012.
- John Clellon Holmes, Recordings, 1949-1951 and 1968 . - audio recordings of Holmes. Date of treatment July 8, 2009. Archived April 3, 2012.
- John Clellon Holmes, Papers, 1959-68 . - Holmes papers from the University of Kent. Date of treatment July 8, 2009. Archived April 3, 2012.