1960s1965AmericanauthorB+Wbarbituratesbeat poetsblack and whitecounterculturecut-up techniquedrugsfire escapeheroinjunkyNew YorkNew York CityNYCpoetsportraitssubcultureSwinging SixtiesundergroundWilliam Burroughs William S Burroughs stands American Beat author William S Burroughs stands on a fire escape in New York City in 1965, with the street in the background Gallery: Portraits Keywords 1960s1965AmericanauthorB+Wbarbituratesbeat poetsblack and whitecounterculturecut-up techniquedrugsfire escapeheroinjunkyNew YorkNew York CityNYCpoetsportraitssubcultureSwinging SixtiesundergroundWilliam Burroughs