Spirit of 67 Library Alcove 2 - THE BEATS

For links on the Beats movement, or on other Beat writers, see Alcove 2 and Alcove 2a in the Spirit of 67 Library.

Background

Allan Ginsberg Background with reference links

Ginsberg: A brief background With reference links

Ginsberg Brief background of Ginsberg, "Howl"; 1976 New Age Magazine interview; notes on "Howl"; brief trial background; bibliography and reveiws of books about Ginsberg; links.

Thru the Vortex: Allan Ginsberg Online poems; links to interviews; some photos

Matthew Rothschild Interviews Allan Ginsberg... From the August 1994 issue of The Progressive

RW Online: A Song for Allen Ginsberg A personal reflection on "Howl", then background on Ginsberg's life, poetry

Allen Ginsberg's FBI File Discussion of what's in his file

Poetry

HOWL by Allen Ginsberg The poem online

Thru the Vortex: Poems Several poems online, including the other poems in the Howl volume

The Birth of Howl Fun narrative of the first public reading of "Howl", with brief soundbite of Ginsberg reading it

Howl Discussion of the poem with reference links

Kaddish Discussion of poem with reference links

The Impact: Ginsberg Brief discussion of Howl's first reading and subsequent legal problems; RA clip of Ginsberg reading the third section of Howl

Is About Ginsberg poem online

YOWL Good parody of Howl, from an 80's perspective

The Trial

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the poet who published Ginsberg's "Howl and Other Poems", faced an obscenity trial for doing so.

Trial Brief overview

A History of Howl From Ferlinghetti's City Lights bookstore site, all about the obscenity charges and trial

A History of Howl And photos

Transcription Topics:...The Reception of "Howl" Transcription of the judge's decision/ruling

ACLU NEWS - Poet Ferlinghetti Honored at Rights Day Celebration From December 1999

Memorials and tributes

Allen Ginsberg Memorial Celebration Description of the event, with attitude

The Nation - Allen Ginsberg - 04/28/97 Remembering Ginsberg, the impact of Howl and the Beats

The Allen Ginsberg Tribute Page A poem written in Ginsberg style with some embedded reference links about current concerns

Allen Ginsberg Memorial Wall Comments posted after his death

Allen Ginsberg Tribute