Allen Ginsberg (3 June 1926 – 5 April 1997 / Newark, New Jersey)

i love the irreverence

Why is Howl not part of his poems on this website, since it is actually his most famous poem?

@Ray Davis You know? I think this a good point. I enjoyed Howl and for the better part of month or so I've been trying to like Ginsberg, I wanted to, but I honestly feel like its laughably adolescent gibberish. Too many times I finish one of his poems and think...ooooook...great. Whatever.

He wrote a poem on our Liberation War 1971 standing on the street of my city Jessore. I feel proud of it.

@Debbie Fein he was just a regular guy... He was a pederast and a member of the National Man Boy Love Association; a group that wants to eliminate the age of consent for sex with minors.
(In their case minor boys) .
Nothing regular about him and his poetry was laughably adolescent gibberish.

Hamish Morcom -his poems were wonderful. I dont think you understand poetry

I knew Allen up until around the time he passed away. My Uncle was his cousin and Allen would come over many times to my aunt and uncles house. Allen was so nice and down to earth. He never spoke about his poems - he was just a regular guy.

Hamish Morcom is an idiot.....On The Road would have never been published without the support of Ginberg and Howl.....Philistine

Allen, good job when you sucked off Jack Kerouac! I am a really big fan of the time you did that! But your poetry is often terrible

Hey Allen, Your Poetry Is Truly Inspiring, Hope You Read This From The Afterlife!