Allen Ginsberg Changed My Life
I don’t know where it was that I first read Allen Ginsberg, but strangely enough, I wanted to...
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Virgules / After Cézanne
In his 1966 interview for The Paris Review, Ginsberg recounts his early preoccupation with...
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A Shoe that Fits the Mind – Ginsberg’s South American Journals
In 1960, Allen Ginsberg accepted an invitation to attend a poetry conference in Chile. The...
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“Howl” Continues to Offend in the Era of Tabloid Journalism
It should be of little surprise that Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” was at the heart of a debate about...
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Conversations with Allen Ginsberg
In his recent book, Straight Around Allen, Bob Rosenthal begins a chapter with this statement:...
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Insanity in Ginsberg’s and Epstein’s Howl from a Foucauldian Point of View
…the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad...
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Moving Towards the Light: the Triumph of Spirituality in the Poetry of Allen Ginsberg
‘Sunflower Sutra’ Ginsberg’s ‘Sunflower Sutra’ bursts with a range of vivid imagery, connecting...
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Allen’s Buddhism
The following is an excerpt from Jacob Rabinowitz’s new book, Blame it on Blake: a memoir of dead...
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New Book: World Citizen
David S. Wills’ new book, World Citizen: Allen Ginsberg as Traveller, is now on sale. World...
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Pre-Order World Citizen
On March 1st, 2019, Beatdom Books will publish World Citizen: Allen Ginsberg as Traveller, an...
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Ginsberg Goes Behind Enemy Lines: A Review of Iron Curtain Journals
In 1965, Allen Ginsberg jumped at the chance to peek behind enemy lines with a visit to communist...
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Angry Young Men Become Nice Old Men: A Review of Don’t Hide the Madness
In March, 1992, Allen Ginsberg visited his old friend, William S. Burroughs, at his home in...
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