Articles related to "Allen Ginsberg"



Allen Ginsberg Life and Poetry
Brief biography of Allen Ginsberg, a poet and leading figure of America's Beat era of new American poets. Famous for poems Howl and Kaddish.
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A Game Of Chess With Allen Ginsberg Part I
This article tries to describe the town of Boulder, Colorado, a town where the great poet used to frequent, describe the environment and feel of the town of Boulder, when he was alive; while giving the reader a glimpse into a meeting with Allen Ginsberg over a game of chess.
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A Game Of Chess With Allen Ginsberg: Part II.
This piece continues the story of the earlier article, a game of chess with Allen Ginsberg, and explores themes concerning the beats, and the search for reasons and meaning behind the self destructive quality of so many wonderful American writers.
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A Supermarket In California by Allen Ginsberg
What fantastic transitory experiences poetry can bring; who could imagine a more glorious wish-fulfillment dream come true than Ginsberg and Whitman in the supermarket.
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Allen Ginsberg's Howl
Allen Ginsberg's ground-breaking poem "Howl," published in 1956, expressed the anger of a generation. It also shocked, provoked, and thrilled readers -- then and now.
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Greenwich Village Bohemia: A Winter Wonderland Turns Into An American Renaissance(Part II).
As the snow rained down upon Greenwich Village, the beginnings of a wonderful art movement were fixing to stir those awakenings of the literary mind. In this segment of Greenwich village memories, we continue our journey through the steps of the poetic past of the village.
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Jack Kerouac and the Other Original Beat Writers
The 'Beats' were a group of American writers who embraced originality and individuality through literature, sex, music and spirituality.
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A Reading at the Old Gallery Six: City Lights Publishes Howl In San Francisco Changing The Literary Scene Forever
After Allen Ginsberg read his poem, "Howl" at the Old Gallery Six, the world literary scene would never again be the same. Why was this poem such a great piece of art, and Why should the modern reader delve into the pages of "Howl" today ? A freelance performance at the site of an abandoned car repair shop soon turned on a generation. The genesis of this transformation makes for an interesting story indeed.
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Diane Di Prima: The Dark Beauty Of Beat Poetry
This article attempts to give the reader a sense of the atmosphere surrounding a Diane Di Prima poem. It also tries to show the reader, through the use of example of specific poems and spoken word, the reasons for Diane Di Prima being considered a great poet. Part II will give more examples and look more closely of how her environment and her life influenced the scope of her poetry.
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Ginsberg and Dylan, Seekers
In Bob Dylan's 1978 film "Renaldo and Clara", Allen Ginsberg portrays a religious father figure. The real-life links between the two were more intriguing.
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Greenwich Village Bohemia: A Winter Wonderland Turns Into An American Renaissance.(Part I).
Greenwich Village had a long literary tradition long before the beats ever arrived, and as San Francisco was exploding into new fronteirs of the mind, a different sort of reanaissance was blooming in the spring winds of New York. With Greenwich Village Bohemia, our steps wander down the old sidewalks, past the old white horse tavern into those literary caverns where poetry is sprung from the waters of love turned into youthful passion.
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March Poet – Lawrence Ferlinghetti
One might well argue that anyone who writes is "constantly risking absurdity." But Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem dramatizes how especially true it is of the poet.
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Prophetic Art
A British poet, American writer and New Zealand painter had a lot in common: deeply felt concerns about society, and a similar sense of how people might seek fulfilment.
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The Beat Generation in New York
New York City was the birthplace of the Beat Generation, one of the biggest cultural movements of the 20th century.
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The San Francisco Beat Writers
The Beat Movement began in New York but quickly swept across the country to San Francisco where the West Coast Beats gathered.
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American Painter Elaine Fried de Kooning
Often overshadowed by her Abstract Expressionist husband Willem, Elaine de Kooning had her own distinct talent and undeniable flair for living.
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Burroughs' Dreams Build on Past
The book My Education was written at the end of Burroughs' life and presents an interesting look back to the dreams, people and places that he experienced.
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City Lights Bookstore: Where Poetics Becomes Movement. Part III.
Wandering down the first staircase of City Lights Bookstore, rounding the corner, and passing the old wooden bench; where Allen Ginsberg used to perform his Karmic chants, rests an olden wooden door with the expession, "I AM THE DOOR." What does this strange expression mean anyway ?
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Influences on the Beat Writers
There were a number of aspects to the Beat vision, and religion and spirituality were a main part of it.
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Jim Carroll
A biography of the poet and diarist.
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Spoken Word
What is spoken word? Where does it come from? How is it everywhere and around us? This article will focus on these questions and more.
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The Autobiography of Herbert Huncke
Hustler, drug addict and thief Huncke introduced Burroughs, Kerouac and Ginsberg to the term "Beat" and showed them an underworld that would shape their writing.
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The Beat Poets and Mexico
The rebellious, 'Beat' poets of the 1950s and '60s did what many American writers have done, before and since and travelled south to sample the high life in Mexico.
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The Beat Writers and Spirituality
The Beat way of life was not only a rebellion against a mainstream society, but also deeply rooted in religion and finding ways of achieving peace.
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The Sun Always Shines In A Place Called North Beach: Part I
The Beats were not always a sad lot, and they did not eternally view the world from the dark humorous viewpoint of a William S. Burroughs. Many of the beats had a love for life that came from the living on the fringe of existence, and were able to avoid the self destructive tendencies of their fellows. This series of articles looks at a survivor, by studying the life and some of the poetry of Lawrence Ferlinghetti; a positive voice speaking the poetic word in the darkness of an eternal nightsong.
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When Lilacs Last in the Door-Yard Bloom'd
When the great Anglo-American novelist Henry James first read 'When Lilacs Last in the Door-Yard Bloom'd,' he plainly detested it.
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William S. Burroughs
Along with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs profoundly influenced his literary peers and helped to pioneer the Beat movement.
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Jack Kerouac Life and Works
Brief biography and works of American writer Jack Kerouac, a leading member of the 1950s Beat Generation, along with Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs.
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The Beats, Bless 'em, Saluted in Book
Book describes lives of the Beat Generation, including Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.
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The First New York Beat Writers
New York City was the birthplace of the Beat Generation, one of the biggest cultural movements of the 20th century.
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The Reed College Beat Writers
In the late 1940s, three boys at Reed College in Portland, Oregon would meet, become inspired by the Beat movement and become Beat writers.
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William S. Burroughs Bio and Works
Brief biography and works of William S. Burroughs, a beat generation writer, along with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg.
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Sedam's Desafinado
The speaker in Malcolm M. Sedam's "Desafinado" takes the Beat poet Allen Ginsberg to task for what the speaker considers to be devastation to the human soul.
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The Artist as Critic of Society
How can an artist "grow" in a culture he may despise, or at least feel at odds with? Two poets and a painter from different worlds had similar answers.
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The Dreamweaver And The Mystic: Gary Snyder Turns Zen Buddhism Into The Art Of Tradition
If anything, the beats were exemplified by their diversity and individuality. Gary Snyder was surely different, and discovered new boundaries for the arts by studying the magic of the ancient eastern cultures of Japan and China.
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The Women Behind Burroughs, Kerouac and Cassady
Meet the women who inspired and loved Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs.
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The Doors (history)
All about the Doors, greatest group in the world...
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Ginsberg - A Study of the Footnote to Howl
The conclusion of Ginsberg's poem shows a positive view of human kindness overcoming the problems of society.
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HIGH Flying Verse
Poet Paul Beatty pilots his verse out past NBA stars with dazzling talents, past college all-Americans, into far-flung constellations.
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Inspirational Quotes for Writers
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Kronos Quartet Plays Sigur Rós
The San Francisco-based Kronos String Quartet releases an album featuring peace and politics, ambiance and amplification, Sigur Rós and Jimi Hendrix.
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Rainer Maria Rilke – Three Summer Poems
Before Summer Rain, Along The Sun-Drenched Roadside, and Slumber Song, are three poems that express Rainer Maria Rilke's passion for natural beauty.
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Books About Vagabond Travels
Modern travel writing in the United States began after the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Great War of the 1940s.
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Chogyam Trungpa and the Hard Road
Almost 40 years ago, the revered Buddhist master presented a tough, uncompromising path to enlightenment. Is his approach still relevant?
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Four Modernist Poets
Two types of poets emerge in every era, traditionalists and faddists. The Modernist fad produced four major poets who straddled the line between tradition and Modernism.
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Gifts of Words
Add these to your gift-giving list for word lovers.
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Ginsberg - A Study of the First Section of Howl
Howl is Ginsberg's visionary poem of apocalypse which he dedicated to Carl Solomon, the patient he befriended in Columbia Psychiatric Institute.
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Joyce Johnson's Minor Characters
Author Joyce Johnson's memoir about life with Jack Kerouac and beyond.
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Poetry and the Blue Moon in Seattle
Poetry was alive and well at the University District Blue Moon Tavern, Seattle, WA, in the 50's and 60's. It's still in business today.
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Politics and Performance Poetry
From Homer to Saul Williams, poets have sought to engage the "common" people, and to give them voice.
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