Mythmaking and the 6 Gallery
On October 7, 1955, Allen Ginsberg read the first part of his most famous poem, “Howl,” in a...
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First Draft, Best Draft?
Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” is one of the best-known poems of the twentieth century, its opening line...
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Mysteries of The Six Gallery
Sixty-eight years ago today, six poets changed American literature forever with a powerful and now...
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On the Road: Ginsberg in Siem Reap & Other Beat Tales
The following is a transcript from a speech I gave recently at the Angkor International Festival...
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The Howling Inferno: Crying Out in Anguish to America
But all the streets are burning everywhere. The city is burning these multitudes that climb Her...
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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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“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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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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An Excerpt from World Citizen
The following is a short excerpt from Part 2 of David S. Wills’ recent publication, World...
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Mechanics And Poetics: William Carlos Williams and Allen Ginsberg
William Carlos Williams played an important part in making “Howl” a well-known poem, especially in...
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Sixty Years After the Six Gallery Reading
October 7th, 1955, was arguably one of the most important dates in American literature. On that...
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Howl (2010) – How to Adapt a Beat Classic
By Michelle Rudolf From Beatdom #14 The 2010 movie, Howl, an adaptation of Allen...
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