In summary, the Beat Generation was a group of writers that emerged in the 1950s. They rejected formalism in poetry and materialism in society. Writers like Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Gary Snyder wrote poems about nature, sex, drugs and jazz. is this helpful.
After World War II, the writers of the Beat Generation became a prominent part of the American literature scene. These writers explored themes such as sexual and drug-related experimentation, Eastern religions, the rejection of materialism and prominently featured intense portrayals of the human condition.
