Collected Poems 1947-1997
by Allen Ginsberg
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Author: Allen GinsbergEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-01
ISBN: 0061139750
Number of pages: 1216
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Book Reviews of Collected Poems 1947-1997
Book Review: An American Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
Ginsberg's poems are the bardic cries of the American counter-culture. His recitation of "Howl" in a San Francisco bookstore in 1955 changed America and the world forever. How one poem can have such an effect is astounding and I can think of no other poetic work that has had such an impact. Regardless of one's political or religious leanings, if one is to seriously study and read American poetry, then one must come to terms with the works of Allen Ginsberg. This volume contains it all.
Summary of Collected Poems 1947-1997
Here, for the first time, is a volume that gathers the published verse of Allen Ginsberg in its entirety, a half century of brilliant work from one of America's great poets. As the chief figure among the Beats, Ginsberg changed the course of American poetry, liberating it from closed academic forms with the creation of open, vocal, spontaneous, and energetic postmodern verse. Ginsberg's raw tones and attitudes of spiritual liberation also helped catalyze a psychological revolution that has become a permanent part of our cultural heritage, profoundly influencing not only poetry, popular song, and speech but also our view of the world.
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