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Published: August 17, 2006
Allen Ginsberg
A beatnik, poet and active member of the Communist Party, Ginsberg embodied many bohemian qualities.
One of the most famous poets of the beat generation, Ginsberg began writing poetry while attending college at Columbia along with other beats, Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs. His most famous work, Howl, is divided into three distinct parts, each with its own central theme. Part I describes the many characters Ginsberg associated with in his life, including poets, artists, musicians, radicals and mental patients. Part II is a lament of the state of America that Ginsberg refers to as the biblical figure Moloch. Part III ends the poem with a direct address to Carl Solomon, who Ginsberg met in a mental institute in New York. Howl earned the beats considerable national attention, causing the poem to be the center of an obscenity trial in 1957. The accusation was overturned by the judge, who deemed the poem contained a message of redeeming social importance.
Throughout his career, Ginsberg worked among many other bohemian circles, including hippies and important musicians, such as John Lennon and Bob Dylan. He died in 1997 leaving behind a substantial amount of published work as well as an immense influence on modern literature.
A beatnik, poet and active member of the Communist Party, Ginsberg embodied many bohemian qualities.
One of the most famous poets of the beat generation, Ginsberg began writing poetry while attending college at Columbia along with other beats, Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs. His most famous work, Howl, is divided into three distinct parts, each with its own central theme. Part I describes the many characters Ginsberg associated with in his life, including poets, artists, musicians, radicals and mental patients. Part II is a lament of the state of America that Ginsberg refers to as the biblical figure Moloch. Part III ends the poem with a direct address to Carl Solomon, who Ginsberg met in a mental institute in New York. Howl earned the beats considerable national attention, causing the poem to be the center of an obscenity trial in 1957. The accusation was overturned by the judge, who deemed the poem contained a message of redeeming social importance.
Throughout his career, Ginsberg worked among many other bohemian circles, including hippies and important musicians, such as John Lennon and Bob Dylan. He died in 1997 leaving behind a substantial amount of published work as well as an immense influence on modern literature.
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