The current book I'm reading, The Beat Hotel, has brought me in contact with other writers who were interested in the Beat Movement and the beat writers in particular. Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, and Gregory Corso met a wide variety of writers and artists. Andre Breton, David Gascoyne, Alain Bosquet, Gunter Grass, and Herbert Gold were a few of the writers they met or sought out.
Upon reading this I guess it's in the blood for writers to seek out other writers. There are so many writers that have influenced me. Edgar Allan Poe, Jack Kerouac, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Herman Melville are some that have influenced me. I have been doing some playwriting and so I'm boning up on some playwrights.
I need to become more acquainted with modern writers. I enjoy Mary Oliver's work. I need to find out where they are and get acquainted with them.
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