Allen Ginsberg 1926-1997
Allen Ginsberg was born June 3rd 1926 in Newark, New Jersey Life Allen Ginsberg was born June 3rd 1926 in Newark, New Jersey He was introduced to poetry at an early age Father was a well known poet, while his mother was a communist, nudist, psychologically insane hippie.
Howl Kaddish Empty Mirror Reality Sandwichs Wichita Vortex Iron Horse Poems Howl Kaddish Empty Mirror Reality Sandwichs Wichita Vortex Iron Horse The Fall of America
Notable Info He was a Merchant Marine Fond of the homosexual culture Experimented with Marijuana and LSD He is very politically well rounded Also he has visited almost every part of the world
Understanding the Mind Allen believed in liberalism or “Change” and During the 1950’s a lot of this change wasn’t looked upon so he would write about the change he believed was needed such as gay rights in his poem Howl which in turn made outrages from other people.
Works Cited libraries, Stanford University. http://www.allenginsberg.org/contacts. 15 May 2005. 15 May 2005 <http://www.allenginsberg.org/>.