The Beat Generation was a group of artists, writers, and musicians who began exploring and producing new forms of art and literature in the 1950s. They rejected conventional styles and focused instead on unique, creative expressions like spoken word poetry, jazz music, and the art of photography. The Beats were known for their free-thinking and wild lifestyle, which often included drug use, spontaneous travel, and freestyle Writing. They were influential in inspiring the counterculture movement of the 1960s and are renowned for their unique sense of style and faith in rejecting the norm.