What is the author's style in The Portable Beat Reader by Various?

The language for almost all the authors in the collection is very loose and informal affecting a conversational style. Kerouac, for instance, with his emphasis on spontaneity in writing writes long sentences frequently connecting them with semicolons to form one long flowing thought that might take up an entire paragraph. Kerouac also frequently employs slang like "dingledodies," which makes his writing feel more like someone telling a story out loud.