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Allen Ginsberg
One of the most well known authors of the Beat Generation is Allen Ginsberg, who expresses the themes and values of himself and his generation in his poetry. ... In his poetry, Ginsberg mostly discusses the common themes of Beat Generation, however, he also uses his own literary themes, including nudity, drugs, madness, and death. ... Throughout numerous works, Ginsberg has embodied aspects of the counter culture: pacifism, drug experimentation, sexual liberation, hostility to bureaucracy (both capitalist and Communist), and openness to Eastern religions. ... " Howl
Allen Ginsbergs epic poem "Howl" is not only representative of the literature of the "Beat" Generation, but is also reflecting the life and times that Ginsberg was raised and lived in. ... In the poem, "Howl", Ginsberg writes of his mother, Naomi and his memmories about her. Kaddish, is also another poem written by Ginsberg for his mother. ... The scenario Ginsberg presents in his poems are facts of the social and political life that the American society had experienced during the post- Vietnam War era. ... " Howl
Ginsberg believed drugs signify a new way of seeing the world. ... Most parts of "Kaddish" was written while Ginsberg was on the drugs nitrous oxide, ayahausco, LSD, and mescaline. Ginsberg tries to expand the area of reality by using mind bending drugs to reach another level of self-consciousness. ... Ginsberg was desperately in love with Cassady and he believed Cassady is incapable of loving him in the way he needed. Allen wrote him many letters and poems, under such names as "Do We Understand Each Other? ...
Friends & Fellow Writers
The most important individual Ginsberg wrote about is the man who most influenced him, Walt Whitman. ... Ginsberg tries to follow in Whitmans footsteps in writing, and, in the poem, walks in Whitmans footsteps in the supermarket. ... Ginsberg also wrote poems to Peter Orlovsky, who became his lifetime companion.
Approximate Word count = 1518
Approximate Pages = 6.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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