There's this stereotype that the hipster is someone who tries their best to fight "mainstream" ideals and go against society. However, I think that's farther from the truth--after all, don't hipsters talk about love, pain, society, and sacrifice just like most authors/poets do? Is there any difference between say Napoleon Dynamite and On the Road? Yes, there are, but both talk about love, expression, and fitting into societial norms. The only thing is that On The Road looks more into truth finding oneself, while Napoleon Dynamite is more concerned about who's eating who's tater tots.
And I think this is the ideal for the beat/hipster generation--it's a combination of romanticism and truth. In most poetry I've noticed, there's this running them of gold. I always get the feeling of earthy tones from these poems:
There's also the feelings of truth and seeking said truth. In William Everson's, We In The Fields, he says, "In the beginning, he had had many gifts, different roads his life could take..." The character in the poem has made a pile of thoughts that require his full attention and analysis. It's a lot for him to take in, and I think the point of the poem is to make others aware of their own thoughts, too.
More to come on this soon...
