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January 1997

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February 1997

• Beat News: February 28 1997 by Levi Asher on February 28, 1997

March 1997

• Tales of Beatnik Glory by Dan Barth on March 2, 1997

April 1997

• Beat News: April 3 1997 by Levi Asher on April 3, 1997

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May 1997

• How I Met Ginsberg by Levi Asher on May 20, 1997

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July 1997

• Beat News: July 2 1997 by Levi Asher on July 2, 1997

August 1997

• Beat News: August 3 1997 by Levi Asher on August 3, 1997

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September 1997

• Beat News: September 29 1997 by Levi Asher on September 29, 1997

November 1997

• Beat News: November 21 1997 by Levi Asher on November 21, 1997

• Sliced Bardo: William Burroughs I-View by Lee Ranaldo by Levi Asher on November 21, 1997

• Sliced Bardo: On Burroughs by Robert Creeley by Levi Asher on November 21, 1997

• Sliced Bardo: On Burroughs by Carolyn Cassady by Levi Asher on November 21, 1997

• Sliced Bardo: Bardo in Kansas by Levi Asher on November 21, 1997

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December 1997

• Beat News: December 3 1997 by Levi Asher on December 3, 1997

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