Comments on: William Burroughs http://the-beat.co.uk/william-burroughs/ A poetry, short story and art showcase. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:04:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: oliver carlton http://the-beat.co.uk/william-burroughs/comment-page-1/#comment-130 oliver carlton Wed, 14 Sep 2005 12:14:41 +0000 http://the-beat.co.uk/william-burroughs/#comment-130 William Burroughs was a visionary, he is one of the only writers to have patrolled the edge, and even gone over, and come back to tell us about it. His writting has a raw power like no other, he has a corrosive prose mixed with a with the highest level of inteligence. I would suggest reading Junky first as its pretty strait forward, and the narrative really introduces you to the man.In short a genius. William Burroughs was a visionary, he is one of the only writers to have patrolled the edge, and even gone over, and come back to tell us about it. His writting has a raw power like no other, he has a corrosive prose mixed with a with the highest level of inteligence. I would suggest reading Junky first as its pretty strait forward, and the narrative really introduces you to the man.In short a genius.

]]> By: Ricki Dee http://the-beat.co.uk/william-burroughs/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Ricki Dee Wed, 07 Sep 2005 23:23:58 +0000 http://the-beat.co.uk/william-burroughs/#comment-128 Wild Bill spent a total of thirteen days in a Mexican prison for the accidental shooting of his common'law wife Joan Vollmer. Check out "Literary Outlaw" by Ted Morgan. Cheers! Ricki Dee Wild Bill spent a total of thirteen days in a Mexican prison for the accidental shooting of his common’law wife Joan Vollmer. Check out “Literary Outlaw” by Ted Morgan.
Cheers!
Ricki Dee

]]> By: Jonny Yage http://the-beat.co.uk/william-burroughs/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Jonny Yage Sat, 02 Jul 2005 06:25:47 +0000 http://the-beat.co.uk/william-burroughs/#comment-76 check out 'roosevelt after inauguration' for some of w b's funniest yuk-it-up stuff when www.ubu.com comes back on line they'll have a bunch of wb's mp3's for download gratis i dug junkie/y as codex for lunch specially day of the dead ate my little willie's sugar skull sequence everbody got 2 have a dream sequence wb's just went on longer than the rest like lum'n abner on acid check out ‘roosevelt after inauguration’ for some of w b’s funniest yuk-it-up stuff
when http://www.ubu.com comes back on line they’ll have a bunch of wb’s mp3’s for download gratis
i dug junkie/y as codex for lunch specially day of the dead ate my little willie’s sugar skull sequence
everbody got 2 have a dream sequence wb’s just went on longer than the rest like lum’n abner on acid

]]> By: Sean http://the-beat.co.uk/william-burroughs/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Sean Thu, 02 Jun 2005 07:30:26 +0000 http://the-beat.co.uk/william-burroughs/#comment-67 I wonder if Bob Dylans "accidental sentences" style of writing is like Burroughs cut up style of writing? I wonder if Bob Dylans “accidental sentences” style of writing is like Burroughs cut up style of writing?

]]> By: Sean http://the-beat.co.uk/william-burroughs/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Sean Thu, 02 Jun 2005 07:28:14 +0000 http://the-beat.co.uk/william-burroughs/#comment-66 No not that I know of... No not that I know of…

]]> By: Tosha http://the-beat.co.uk/william-burroughs/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Tosha Thu, 02 Jun 2005 04:23:03 +0000 http://the-beat.co.uk/william-burroughs/#comment-65 Did this guy go to prison for shooting his wife? Did this guy go to prison for shooting his wife?

]]> By: Russell Miles http://the-beat.co.uk/william-burroughs/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Russell Miles Fri, 27 May 2005 11:06:08 +0000 http://the-beat.co.uk/william-burroughs/#comment-61 It seem's that he was a truthful man...so over years a confession would have erupted of slipped under the carpet like some wet monster.He would have told us. I like his writings from the earlier age.His "Junky" is a very good read and is stripped down - clean. Something to be read to all Policemen and socialworkers* and teenager. *ref to Britain "Socialist police state" It seem’s that he was a truthful man…so over years a confession would have erupted of slipped under the carpet like some wet monster.He would have told us.

I like his writings from the earlier age.His “Junky” is a very good read and is stripped down – clean.
Something to be read to all Policemen and socialworkers*
and teenager.

*ref to Britain “Socialist police state”

]]> By: Sean http://the-beat.co.uk/william-burroughs/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Sean Thu, 26 May 2005 17:44:41 +0000 http://the-beat.co.uk/william-burroughs/#comment-60 I'm not sure....I'd like to think it was a tragic accident I’m not sure….I’d like to think it was a tragic accident

]]> By: Ruth http://the-beat.co.uk/william-burroughs/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Ruth Thu, 26 May 2005 17:21:56 +0000 http://the-beat.co.uk/william-burroughs/#comment-59 Do you think that he intended to shoot his wife? Do you think that he intended to shoot his wife?

]]> By: keren http://the-beat.co.uk/william-burroughs/comment-page-1/#comment-50 keren Fri, 13 May 2005 13:41:27 +0000 http://the-beat.co.uk/william-burroughs/#comment-50 Who is this? Who is this?

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