Literary Kicks
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Founded in 1994 by Levi Asher, Literary Kicks is a website that functions as a digital library of poetry and prose, biography and cultural criticism. LitKicks became well-known as a resource for news and information on the Beat Generation, including Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsburg, William S. Burroughs and Gregory Corso. The site has since evolved to cover a wide range of literary genres spanning from ancient literature to current fiction and poetry.
Since 1996 Literary Kicks has hosted poetry readings in New York City and other venues across the United States. Literary Kicks published a community-generated poetry anthology Action Poetry in 2004, which was nominated for a Blooker Prize. Other notable events include: The QUEST writing tournament (October 2003), the 24 Hour Poetry Party (July 2004) and October Earth (October 2004).
In 1998 LitKicks Publishing was created. The first LitKicks publication was a digital video, Notes From Underground, based on the Fyodor Dostoevsky story of the same name. The LitKicks website hosts literary discussions, poetry boards, workshops and a digital library of articles, resources and texts. The site and archives are edited and maintained by Levi Asher, Jamelah Earle and Caryn Thurman, with assistance and input from registered users.
