Howl and other poems
by Ginsberg, Allen, introduction by William Carlos Williams
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
"Howl" was originally written as a performance piece by a young, new poet, Allen Ginsberg. When published by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti in 1956, Howl broke so many social taboos that copies were impounded as obscene, and Ferlinghetti arrested. In 1957 the courts ruled that the poem was not obscene, and "Howl" went on to become the most popular poem of the Beat Generation. I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix; Angel-headed hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of night.
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Details
- Seller
- Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 290334
- Title
- Howl and other poems
- Author
- Ginsberg, Allen, introduction by William Carlos Williams
- Format/Binding
- Pamphlet
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- City Lights Books
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1957
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gay Studies; Poetry; Judaica; Beatniks, Beats, Beat Generation;
Terms of Sale
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
All books subject to prior sale Major Institutions can be billed. ALL BOOKS ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION OR BETTER UNLESS NOTED. All books returnable for any reason within thirty days of receipt.
About the Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
About Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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