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4. the founding director of the western folklife center, hal canon, says about real bird's work: "it is in
the greatest tradition of the beat poets. his work is an interesting melding of cowboy, horsemanship and
crow culture. there is no difference between his poetry and everyday life." reflecting upon real bird's
poem “thought", read below about "beat poets". what are some of the characteristics of "beat poetry"
that you find in henry real bird's poem? (compare real bird's poetry with definitions of "beat poetry".)

beat poetry:
- beat poetry began to sprout in the late 1940s and blossomed in the 1950s primarily in new york
and san francisco. influenced by the rhythmic styling of bebop jazz, beat poetry is characterized
by its intentional defiance of the literary forms and standard narrative values of previous
generations.
-free verse: little words, big ideas free verse allows for poets to better get down with the rhythms of their own bad hearts, rather than sounding more like stuff that's been written before-like all those english sonnets, which are the lit tradition's version of the hit pop song formula
-beat poetry often contains informal phrasing and diction and formless verse that attempts to
capture spontaneity of thought and feeling.
-beat poets began to use their art as a means of questioning societal norms, challenging
materialism, exploring various types of spirituality all in a question to defy and expand self-awareness and explore limitless creativity.