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Howl (Pocket Poets) (Paperback)

by Allen Ginsberg (Author), William Carlos Williams (Introduction)

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Paperback: 57 pages
Publisher: City Lights Books (1 Oct 1986)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0872860175
ISBN-13: 978-0872860179
Product Dimensions: 15.7 x 12.2 x 0.5 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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Ginsberg's love for a man with whom he shared some of life's worst experiences is celebrated in poems which were once the subject of a prolonged court trial.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Don't just read poetry, hear to it!, 1 Aug 2001

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This review is from: Howl and Other Poems (Audio CD)

This CD comprises of Ginsberg reading a selection of the poems from Ginsberg's Howl & other poems including an unabridged live recording of Howl.

The sound quality is good, the words are audible and clear though it is by no means a pristine studio reading (hence no 5 stars).

By listening to this you can get a sense of the fervour and energy Ginsberg had about his poetry. This is what the Beat Generation was about and you can hear it rather than try and work it out from the biographies and second hand accounts.

This is good stuff and I'd recommed it to anyone.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest Literary Feat Of Our Time, 17 Jul 1998

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When Allen Ginsburg first began reading the poem "Howl" in coffee shops around San Francisco, he was immediately berated by city and state officials for breaking obsenity laws. Instead of backing off, he continued to write and read his poetry despite these official inquries. In doing so he established himself as one of the most out spoken writers of his time. In "Howl" he captures the universal feeling of hopelessness, yet does so with a small glimmer of hope. This feeling can best be described in the opening line of "Howl", "I have seen the greatest minds of my generation destroyed by madness" Truelly a great work, in my humble opinion one of the best ever.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it for Howl, enjoy it for the others..., 9 Aug 1999

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To be completely honest, I don't find Howl as interesting as I find Ginsberg's other poems. While Howl does reach the soul, I find that Ginsberg's poems America, Sunflower Sutra, and A Supermarket in California are much more effective this and a lot less annoying to read. I found myself plugging away through Howl because it got redundant and boring. The other poems are fresh and more personal than Howl. Howl is a great poem and it is easy to see how it receives so much acclaim, but as a fan of Ginsberg's work, I find that Howl pales in comparison to Ginsberg's America. By all means, purchase this book, but don't buy it with the expectation that Howl is the best poem in there, because it isn't.

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