We all have an impression of the
Beat Poets, but rarely do we associate religion with beat poetry. But maybe beat poetry and the story of Jesus have a simbiotic relationship. Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem
Sometime During Eternity is lent a certain classical authority because of its subject matter (which in some ways the Beat Poets were trying to cast off, so I don't know if that would be see as a positive for Ferlinghetti necessarily), which the story of Jesus, after being told over and over again in the same manner in our culture, also seems to benefit for Ferlinghetti's 'hipsterized' retelling. Take a look and see what you think...